UCI releases 2014 registrations

On Tuesday the UCI confirmed the names of nine teams that will compete in the sport’s first division in the 2014 season. Simultaneously they require nine teams to show before the License Commision, in order to sort out renewals and irregularities. 

UCI Confirmed Proteams (first division)

AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)

BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM (NED)

BMC RACING TEAM (USA)

CANNONDALE (ITA)

FDJ.fr (FRA)

GARMIN SHARP (USA)

OMEGA PHARMA – QUICK STEP RACING TEAM (BEL)

TEAM KATUSHA (RUS)

TEAM SAXO BANK (DEN)

UCI Confirmed Professional Continental Teams (second division)

ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI  (ITA)

BARDIANI – CSF (ITA)

CAJA RURAL – SEGUROS RGA (ESP)

CCC POLSAT POLKOWICE (POL)

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (FRA)

COLOMBIA (COL)

DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING (AUS)

IAM CYCLING (SUI)

MTN – QHUBEKA (RSA)

RUSVELO (RUS)

TEAM NETAPP – ENDURA (GER)

TEAM NOVO NORDISK (USA)

TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN – BALOISE (BEL)

UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM (USA)

WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT (BEL)

YELLOW FLUO (ITA)

License Renewal

Five ProTeams has asked for renewal (Astana Pro Team, Lampre-Merida, Movistar Team, Orica GreenEDGE, and Team Sky), as well as Team Europcar (which as a first-time license applicant will automatically be called before the License Commision.

As Trek Factory Racing has been the object of license transfer it will also be called before the License Commision.

License Irregularities

Lotto Belisol, Team Argos-Shimano and Bretagne Séché Environnement have also been called to appear before the License Commision, due to certain irregularities (the reasons are yet unknown; only Argos-Shimano has issued a statement where they refer to the recent change in sponsor as the reason to their summoning).

Final Decision

The final decisions of UCI’s License Commision will be communicated on the tenth of December.