November 2, 2010 – On the basis of the dossiers received by the International Cycling Union and their evaluation in collaboration with the auditors Ernst & Young, the UCI will register the teams listed below in either the first or second divisions for the 2011 season.

It should be noted that to date, only first division teams with continuing licences which meet the required sporting, ethical, financial and administrative criteria as well as teams seeking to be registered in the second division which have provided dossiers considered to be in compliance, have been registered by the UCI.

UCI ProTeams (first division)
– Rabobank Cycling Team NED
– Garmin – Cervélo USA
– Omega Pharma – Lotto BEL
– Sky ProCycling GBR

UCI Professional Continental Teams (second division)
– Androni Giocattoli ITA
– Bretagne – Schuller FRA
– Caja Rural ESP
– Colnago – CSF Inox IRL
– Europcar FRA
– Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli GBR
– FDJ FRA
– Landbouwkrediet BEL
– Saur – Sojasun FRA
– Skil – Shimano NED
– Team Type 1 USA
– Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator BEL
– Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling USA

The dossiers of other teams – and in particular those of new teams – will be sent to the Licence Commission. On November 20, the UCI will communicate the decision of the Licence Commission on awarding the remaining first division licences and the registration of the other teams in the second division.

The final decisions of the Licence Commission (for teams that have been required to make their dossiers comply) will be communicated on December 10.

Note: Canada’s Team SpiderTech powered by C10 – formerly p/b Planet Energy – is ranked 38th but is not yet among the teams named to Pro Continental status while two U.S. squads are included – Team Type 1 and UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling.

It can be noted that this year the evaluation of teams has placed particular emphasis on the sporting criterion. The sporting hierarchy is calculated on the basis of the team members for the coming year and therefore reflects the sporting value of the teams’ 2011 squads.

The teams’ sporting values are calculated using results obtained in 2009 and 2010 by the 15 best riders in their 2011 squads, taking into account all the events on all the circuits of the UCI International Calendar. In addition, the calculation of a team’s sporting value takes into consideration the collective value of the team based on placings in team classifications of stage races on the UCI World Calendar and HC events on UCI Continental Circuits during 2010.

The sporting criterion is crucial to obtaining UCI ProTeam status. In accordance with Article 2.15.011b of UCI Regulations, the 15 top teams in the hierarchy will receive (or will keep) a first division licence (on the condition, of course, that they also fulfil the ethical, financial and administrative criteria). Teams ranked 16th to 20th will be evaluated by the Licence Commission, which will decide which of them will have access to the first division (the maximum number of UCI ProTeams is fixed at 18). Teams ranked lower than 20th place are considered not to have fulfilled the sporting criterion.

Note: FDJ which recently signed Dominique Rollin and Pegasus Sports (Fly V Australia) with Canada’s Svein Tuft are not in the top 20 and therefore are not in the running for ProTeam status.

Sporting hierarchy of teams for 2011

1. Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
2. Rabobank Cycling Team
3. Garmin-Cervélo
4. HTC-Highroad
5. Omega Pharma-Lotto
6. Lampre-ISD
7. Katusha
8. Sky ProCycling
9. Liquigas-Cannondale
10. Saxo Bank SunGard
11. Team RadioShack
12. Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
13. Pro Team Astana
14. Movistar Team
15. BMC Racing Team
16. Euskaltel-Euskadi
17. Geox-TMC
18. Quick Step Cycling Team
19. Cofidis Le Crédit en ligne
20. AG2R
21. FDJ
22. Saur-Sojasun
23. Pegasus Sports
24. Skil-Shimano
25. Acqua e Sapone
26. Colnago-CSF Inox
27. Europcar
28. Androni Giocattoli
29. Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
30. Veranda’s Willems-Accent
31. Team Type 1
32. CCC Polsat Polkowice
33. Bretagne-Schuller
34. Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli
35. Landbouwkrediet
36. UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
37. Team Netapp
38. Team SpiderTech powered by C10
39. Caja Rural
40. Colombia Es Pasion-Café de Colombia
41. De Rosa-Ceramica Flamina
42. Andalucia Caja Granada