December 4, 2007 – The UCI has released the lists of approved ProTour and Continental Teams for 2008. The UCI ProTour Council (CUPT) has approved 18 of the 19 registration requests submitted by UCI ProTeams.

Every year, teams that hold a UCI ProTour licence must submit a registration renewal application to the UCI. This procedure helps the UCI to ensure that all teams fulfil the stated requirements, particularly in legal and financial terms.

The Unibet.com team did not submit its application before the deadline and was therefore not registered. In accordance with the regulations, the CUPT Chairman asked the Licence Commission to begin proceedings to withdraw Unibet.com’s team licence.

Team Astana was registered on the basis of guarantees given by the National Federation of Kazakhstan and the team’s new management regarding strict observance of the commitments made by the previous management team, and with respect to anti-doping measures.

The CUPT registered Team High Road (formerly known as T-Mobile) on the basis of the application submitted within the deadline by T-Mobile. The UCI is awaiting further information on the new structure from team management and the auditors (Ernst & Young) before it can be approved. The UCI has confidence in the ability of the team management to ensure the viability of the team.

The UCI has approved the registration of 21 professional continental teams for the 2008 season. Seven teams were refused registration due to non-conformities. According to UCI regulations, teams whose registrations are refused have the possibility to appeal to the Management Committee of the UCI by Friday December 10, 2007.

2008 UCI ProTour Teams
– Ag2r-La Mondiale (Fra)
– Astana (Lux)
РBouygues T̩l̩com (Fra)
– Caisse d’Epargne (Fra)
РCofidis, le Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone (Fra)
РCr̩dit Agricole (Fra)
– CSC (Den)
– Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spa)
РFran̤aise des Jeux (Fra)
– Gerolsteiner (Ger)
– High Road (ex-T-Mobile)
– Lampre (Ita)
– Liquigas (Ita)
– Milram (Ita)
– Quick Step (Bel)
– Rabobank (Ned)
– Saunier Duval (Spa)
– Silence-Lotto (Bel)

2008 UCI Continental Teams
– Elk Haus – Simplon (Aut)
– Team Volksbank (Aut)
– Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner (Bel)
– Topsport Vlaanderen (Bel)
– PSK Whirlpool – Author (Cze)
– Andalucia – Cajasur (Spa)
– Grupo Nicolas Mateos-Murcia (Spa)
– Karpin Galicia (Spa)
– Mitsubishi-Jartazi (Est)
– Agritubel (Fra)
– Barloworld (GBr)
– CSF Group Navigare (Irl)
– LPR Brakes (Irl)
– Acqua Sapone – Caffe Mokambo (Ita)
– Tinkoff Credit Systems (Ita)
– Skil-Shimano (Ned)
– Benfica (Por)
– NGC Medical – OTC Indutria Porte (SUI)
– BMC Racing Team (USA)
– Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30 (USA)
– Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni – Androni Giocattoli (Ven)

Teams whose registrations have been refused:

– Pedaltech-Cyclingnews-Jako (Bel)
– Extremadura-Grupo Gallardo (Spa)
– Relax – Fuenlabrada (Spa)
– Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Docce (Irl)
– Katay Professional Cycling (Ita)
– Pretti Mangimi (Lux)
– Miche (Pol)