The UCI have revealed the teams that have successfully applied for licenses at World Tour and Pro Team level ahead of the 2024 campaign with the former Jumbo-Visma notably registered as Blanco Pro Cycling.
The Dutch-based outfit will be named Visma - Lease a Bike in 2024 but has been registered as Blanco Pro Cycling, the name of the paying agent as a working title for the team with the announcement of the official sponsor names expected at another time.
In total, 18 teams have successfully applied for a World Tour license with all the expected names involved. At Pro Team level, there are a total of 17 teams including newcomers, TDT-Unibet.
TDT-Unibet, currently a continental team and run by YouTube star Bas Tietema had previously announced their intention to take the next step in their development and with a ProTeam license, can participate in WorldTour race such as the Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold Race and the Tour de France if they receive invitations of course.
Teams that have successfully applied for a World Tour license:
AG2R Citroën
Alpecin-Deceuninck
Arkéa-B&B Hotels
Astana Qazaqstan
Bahrain Victorious
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
BORA-hansgrohe
Cofidis
EF Education-EasyPost
Groupama-FDJ
INEOS Grenadiers
Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
Lidl -Trek
Movistar
Soudal Quick-Step
Team dsm-firmenich
Jayco AlUla
UAE Emirates
Teams that have successfully applied for a Pro Team license:
Bingoal WB
Burgos-BH
Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Corratec
EOLO-Kometa
Equipo Kern Pharma
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Israel-Premier Tech
Lotto Dstny
Q36.5
TDT-Unibet
Flanders-Baloise
Novo Nordisk
TotalEnergies
Tudor Pro Cycling
Uno-X Mobility
VF Group-Bardinia CSF-Faizanè
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