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UCI and teams may clash over expanded WorldTour
- Updated: July 28, 2016
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MILAN (VN) — The AIGCP, an association representing pro cycling teams, will not go along with the UCI’s planned WorldTour reforms in 2017 if every team must race in its top-level events.
The group said in a press release Thursday that if the UCI plans on introducing more races to its WorldTour calendar, which already counts 27 events, then it would not agree to required participation for every one of the 18 top teams.
WorldTour teams from Sky to BMC Racing participate in the series, which includes races from the Tour Down Under in January to the Giro di Lombardia in October.
The UCI is expected to add new events to its WorldTour calendar in 2017 as part of its controversial reforms. The RideLondon-Surrey Classic in August has been rumored to be among the new events. Also, the UCI may add events in the U.S., as well as the Tour of Qatar and Tour of Oman in February, and the Abu Dhabi Tour in October.
Teams may not go along with the UCI if participation rules are not sorted soon.
In a June 23 press release, following a Pro Cycling Council (PCC) meeting, the UCI said …
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