Astana is likely to remain at the WorldTour level, according to a report in La Gazzetta dello Sport. The UCI threatened to revoke the license due to the doping positives of riders from both the WorldTour and continental team.

The UCI license commission has looked into the matter but has reached the conclusion that Astana can keep their license. However, the team will be kept underThe formation will probably be kept under observation.

After the team had received its license, the University of Lausanne (ISSUL) looked into its anti-doping policy and management. They found discrepancies between the information they had provided to the commission, and their practices

This prompted the UCI to ask the License Commission to look into the matter but they have decided not to rcovke the license. In the past year, five Astana riders tested positive, including two riders from the professional team.