UCI WorldTeams

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UCI WorldTeams are the highest-level professional road cycling teams licensed by the Union Cycliste Internationale to compete in the sport’s premier international races.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UCI team status
professional cycling team category
arePartOf UCI ProTeams (by invitation)
surface form: UCI professional road cycling structure
associatedWith sports directors
support staff
team managers
team sponsors
competeIn Grand Tours
UCI WorldTour
surface form: UCI WorldTour one-day races

UCI WorldTour stage races
competitionLevel highest level of professional road cycling teams
discipline road
distinctFrom UCI Continental Teams
UCI ProTeams (by invitation)
surface form: UCI ProTeams

UCI WorldTeams self-linksurface differs
surface form: UCI Women’s WorldTeams
eligibleFor UCI WorldTour
surface form: UCI WorldTour races

cycling’s premier international road races
employ professional riders under UCI contracts
geographicalScope international
governedByRegulation UCI regulations
governingBody Union Cycliste Internationale
haveCategoryCode UCI code WT
haveRosterLimit maximum number of riders defined by UCI
hierarchicalLevelAbove UCI Continental Teams
UCI ProTeams (by invitation)
surface form: UCI ProTeams
includeGenderCategory men’s teams
introducedBy Union Cycliste Internationale
licensedBy Union Cycliste Internationale
mainCompetitionFormat stage races and one-day races
must participate in all UCI WorldTour events unless exempted
participateIn UCI WorldTour
previousName UCI ProTeams (by invitation)
surface form: UCI ProTeams
primaryObjective compete at top tier of international road cycling
professionalStatus professional
receive automatic invitations to all UCI WorldTour events
require UCI WorldTour licence
bank guarantee for rider salaries
minimum budget level set by UCI
seasonalContext UCI road cycling season
sport road cycling
subjectTo UCI administrative criteria
UCI anti-doping rules
UCI ethical rules
UCI financial criteria
UCI sporting criteria
biological passport program
teamType trade team
use UCI-approved equipment

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UCI WorldTour eliteCategory UCI WorldTeams
UCI WorldTour governsParticipationOf UCI WorldTeams
UCI WorldTeams distinctFrom UCI WorldTeams self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UCI Women’s WorldTeams
Tour of Oman attracts UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProSeries eligibility UCI WorldTeams
this entity surface form: UCI WorldTeams (limited number)
WorldTeam abbreviation UCI WorldTeams
subject surface form: UCI WorldTeam
this entity surface form: UCI WorldTeam
WorldTeam hasSubcategory UCI WorldTeams
subject surface form: UCI WorldTeam
this entity surface form: men’s UCI WorldTeams
UCI road cycling calendar usedBy UCI WorldTeams
UCI Class 1 races mayInclude UCI WorldTeams
subject surface form: UCI Class 1 race
this entity surface form: UCI WorldTeams (by invitation)
UCI Continental Teams distinctFrom UCI WorldTeams
UCI Europe Tour hasParticipantType UCI WorldTeams
this entity surface form: UCI WorldTeams (limited participation)
Giro di Sicilia drawsTeamsFrom UCI WorldTeams
UAE Tour attracts UCI WorldTeams