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• Astana Hopeful Of Keeping Contador
  October 23rd, 2009
  

  Kazakh cycling team Astana, still awaiting their ProTour license, insisted Friday they are hopeful of keeping Tour de France champion Alberto Contador among their riders.
  Astana and four other teams – Caisse d’Epargne, Euskaltel, Saxo Bank and Sky – were on Thursday found lacking by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in their [...]

• Team Radio Shack Awarded A Four-Year Pro Tour License
  October 17th, 2009
  

  Radio Shack, the new team which will be spearheaded by cycling icon Lance Armstrong as of 2010, is guaranteed entry to all major races after being granted a Pro Tour license.
  “Following examination of the request received, the License Commission has awarded a four-year UCI ProTour license for the period 2010 [...]

• UCI Reports That Astana License Hangs In The Balance
  September 26th, 2009
  

  The cycling future of the Astana team, whose star rider is Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, could be in doubt, UCI chief Pat McQuaid said Saturday.
  Astana are currently hoping to impress the UCI Pro Tour license commission sufficiently to gain a new four-year license and thus be able to continue racing [...]

• UCI Grants Pro Tour Status To AG2R And Team Sky
  September 18th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – New British cycling outfit Team Sky and French team AG2R were on Friday granted Pro Tour licenses, allowing them to compete in all of the sport’s big races as of next season, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Friday.
  The UCI said in a [...]

• New British Pro Tour Team Announced
  February 26th, 2009
  

  New British Pro Tour team announced.
  Today saw the announcement of a British Pro Tour team. Sponsored by satellite broadcaster Sky the four year deal is perhaps the worst kept secret in British sporting history.
  Ever since SKY’s first involvement with British Cycling rumours have been rife that come 2009 there would be an announcement confirming their [...]

• Davis Wins At Tour of Poland, Fisher Takes Lead
  September 15th, 2008
  

  WARSAW, Sept 15, 2008 (AFP) – Australian Allan Davis continued his rich vein of form by claiming stage two in the Tour of Poland Pro Tour race here on Monday.
  Davis claimed the win after 231.2km of racing between Plock and Olsztyn to give his new team, Quick Step, another [...]

• ‘End of the Pro Tour’ As Top Teams Ditch License
  July 15th, 2008
  

  PAU, France, July 15, 2008 (AFP) – Seventeen of the world’s top cycling teams said on Tuesday they would not be seeking a Pro Tour license for 2009, according to a statement released here at the Tour de France.
  The Pro Tour was launched by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in [...]

• Tour of California Organizers, UCI Consider Pro Tour Status for 2009 and Beyond
  February 22nd, 2008
  

  As another successful Tour of California rolls through the golden state, race organizers are already considering the status of the race for 2008 and beyond. Jim Birrell, race director for the TOC, sees a bright future for the early season stage race, but also recognizes that there are some logistics to consider before initiating the [...]

• 3T inks sponsorship with Team CSC
  January 10th, 2008
  

  3T inks sponsorship with Team CSC
  [05.01 11:12] Team CSC has signed a sponsorship deal with the New 3T, in a pact that links the historic handlebar brand to the world’s leading cycling team. Bjarne Riis, team owner of the 2007 ProTour winning Team CSC, signed the contract with Rene Wiertz, CEO of the New 3T.
  “The [...]