In accordance with UCI Regulations, and following a full review of the documentation provided based on all criteria for attribution (ethical, financial, administrative and organisational), the following UCI WorldTeams will be registered for 2018 season (team/UCI code/nationality):
Following decisions of the UCI (art. 2.15.070): - AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM – FRA) - ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST – KAZ) - BMC RACING TEAM (BMC – USA) - BORA – HANSGROHE (BOH – GER) - TEAM DIMENSION DATA (DDD – RSA) - FDJ (FDJ – FRA) - MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV – ESP) - ORICA – SCOTT (ORS – AUS) - BAHRAIN – MERIDA (TBM – BRN) - TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN (TKA – SUI) - TEAM LOTTO NL – JUMBO (TLJ – NED) - TEAM SKY (SKY – GBR) - TEAM SUNWEB (SUN – GER) - TREK – SEGAFREDO (TFS – USA)
Following decisions of the Licence Commission (art. 2.15.071): - TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC P/B CANNONDALE (EFD – USA) - LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS – BEL) - QUICK – STEP FLOORS (QST – BEL) - UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UAD – UAE) In accordance with the UCI Regulations and following a full review of all criteria for attribution (ethical, financial and administrative), the following UCI Professional Continental teams have been registered for the 2018 season (team/UCI code/nationality):
Following decisions of the UCI (art. 2.16.016): - ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI – SIDERMEC (ANS – ITA) - BARDIANI CSF (BRD – ITA) - CAJA RURAL – SEGUROS RGA (CJR – ESP) - COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF – FRA) - DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM (DMP – FRA) - PRO CYCLING BREIZH (FORTUNEO – OSCARO) (FST – FRA) - GAZPROM – RUSVELO (GAZ – RUS) - MANZANA POSTOBON TEAM (MZN – COL) - NIPPO – VINI FANTINI – EUROPA OVINI (NIP – ITA) - SPORT VLAANDEREN – BALOISE (SVB – BEL) - TEAM NOVO NORDISK (TNN – USA) - UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM (UHC – USA) - VERANDA'S WILLEMS CRELAN (VWC – BEL) - WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT (WGG – BEL) - WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC (WVA – BEL)
New teams:
- BURGOS BH (BBH – ESP) - EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY – MURIAS (EUS – ESP) - HAGENS BERMAN AXEON (HBA – USA) - HOLOWESKO | CITADEL P/B ARAPAHOE RESOURCES (HCA – USA) - RALLY CYCLING (RLY – USA) - VITAL CONCEPT CLUB (VCC – FRA)
Following decisions of the Licence Commission (art. 2.16.017):
- CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE (CCC – POL) - DIRECT ENERGIE (TDE – FRA) - ISRAEL – CYCLING ACADEMY (ICA – ISR) - ROOMPOT – NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ (RNL – NED) - WILIER TRIESTINA – SELLE ITALIA (WIL – ITA)
Team AQUA BLUE SPORT (ABS – IRL) is still under review by the Licence Commission. The UCI will make an announcement in due course.
There are 18 UCI WorldTeams registered and, to date, 26 UCI Professional Continental teams.