Cycling: After the UCI somewhat surprisingly issued a press release last week demanding the revocation of the license of the controversial Astana team, L'Equipe now claims to have learned that the team has until March 20 to respond to the allegations to the licensing commission. At the same time, this deadline also means that the Kazakh team, led by... read more
Cycling: Since the license was granted to the highly controversial Astana racing team, there have been repeated discussions. Officials, professionals, and experts have almost unanimously doubted whether the Kazakh team should receive a World Tour license given its doping history. Now, in a press release, the UCI is calling for the license to be revoked. When the licensing commission in … read more
Cycling: The Swiss Pro Continental team IAM Cycling could move up to the World Tour, filling the gap created by the Cannondale-Garmin Sharp merger. The IAM Cycling team has agreed to a promotion, amended its application to the UCI, and applied for a spot in the World Tour, thus joining the World Tour in 2015 with 18 teams. read more
As the UCI announced, the first WorldTour licenses for the upcoming season have been awarded. A total of nine professional teams can look forward to this status: AG2R La Mondiale, Belkin, BMC, Cannondale, FDJ.fr, Garmin-Sharp, Omega Pharma-QuickStep, Katusha, and Saxo Bank – the Danish outfit was recently acquired by Oleg… read more
