November 13, 2004 – The UCI Licence Commission met yesterday at the
Olympic Museum in Lausanne. As a result of the meeting, 19 of the 31
candidates who had applied for a UCI ProTour team licence were given a
positive initial evaluation by the Commission.

The 19 candidates are:

-Esperanza bvba Quick Step BEL
-Omega Pharma Davitamon-Lotto BEL
-Riis Cycling A/S CSC DEN
-Abarca Sport S.L. Illes Balears ESP
-Active Bay S.L. Liberty Seguros ESP
-Fundacion Ciclista Euskadi Euskaltel-Euskadi ESP
-GM Bikes SA Saunier Duval-Prodir ESP
-Cofidis Competition Eusrl Cofidis FRA
-SA VendÈe Cyclisme Bouygues Telecom FRA
-SociÈtÈ de Gestion de L’EchappÈe FDJeux.com FRA
-VÈlo Club de Paris CrÈdit Agricole FRA
-H-S-M GmbH Gerolsteiner GER
-Walter Godefroot GmbH T-Mobile GER