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UCI Requests Removal of Astana Pro Team from 2015 UCI WorldTour

02/27/2015| 0 comments
by Gerald Churchill

UCI Requests Removal of Astana Pro Team from 2015 UCI WorldTour

Following an independent audit on Pro Team Astana and its internal anti-doping structures, the UCI recommends removal of team from its WorldTour. The UCI WorldTour features 28 events including the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana. The WorldTour event performances also help produce an annual ranking system.
Following an independent audit on Pro Team Astana and its internal anti-doping structures, the UCI recommends removal of team from its WorldTour. The UCI WorldTour features 28 events including the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana. The WorldTour event performances also help produce an annual ranking system.
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The UCI and Katusha - 19 is more than enough

02/19/2013| 0 comments
by Neil Browne

The UCI and Katusha - 19 is more than enough

Can the UCI pound a square peg into a round hole?
Can the UCI pound a square peg into a round hole?
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CAS rules WorldTour licence must be granted to Katusha Team

02/15/2013| 1 comment
by Mark Watson

CAS rules WorldTour licence must be granted to Katusha Team

Earlier today the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced it has decided to uphold Team Katusha's appeal of the International Cycling Union's (UCI) decision not to issue a WorldTour license to the Russian team.
Earlier today the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced it has decided to uphold Team Katusha's appeal of the International Cycling Union's (UCI) decision not to issue a WorldTour license to the Russian team.
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Katusha Team appeals WorldTour expulsion to CAS

12/15/2012| 0 comments
by Mark Watson

Katusha Team appeals WorldTour expulsion to CAS

As expected Russian team Katusha has filed a lawsuit against the International Cycling Union (UCI) with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.
As expected Russian team Katusha has filed a lawsuit against the International Cycling Union (UCI) with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.
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Katusha's exclusion from the WorldTour and how it may benefit the UCI

12/13/2012| 0 comments
by Mark Watson

Katusha's exclusion from the WorldTour and how it may benefit the UCI

We analyze possible motives behind the UCI's exclusion of Katusha Team from the 2013 WorldTour, which has left Katusha in a cold and bleak midwinter of discontent. We look at possible effects of the exclusion of Team Katusha and the inclusion of Argos-Shimano and Saxo-Tinkoff.
We analyze possible motives behind the UCI's exclusion of Katusha Team from the 2013 WorldTour, which has left Katusha in a cold and bleak midwinter of discontent. We look at possible effects of the exclusion of Team Katusha and the inclusion of Argos-Shimano and Saxo-Tinkoff.
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So many topics - So little time

12/10/2012| 0 comments
by Neil Browne

So many topics - So little time

Just when you think the off-season news cycle might slow down, it kicks into overdrive.
Just when you think the off-season news cycle might slow down, it kicks into overdrive.
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Team Saxo-Tinkoff Granted WorldTour License by UCI

12/10/2012| 0 comments
by Reuters and Roadcycling.com

Team Saxo-Tinkoff Granted WorldTour License by UCI

Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s Team Saxo-Tinkoff was surprisingly granted an automatic spot for the top pro road cycling races of the 2013 season, at the expense of world number one Joaquim Rodriguez’s Katusha team earlier today.
Twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador’s Team Saxo-Tinkoff was surprisingly granted an automatic spot for the top pro road cycling races of the 2013 season, at the expense of world number one Joaquim Rodriguez’s Katusha team earlier today.
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The WorldTour Points Shuffle

11/27/2012| 0 comments
by Neil Browne

The WorldTour Points Shuffle

It takes more than points to make it to the WorldTour.
It takes more than points to make it to the WorldTour.
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Alberto Contador Threatens to boycott 2013 Tour de France

11/27/2012| 0 comments
by Mark Watson

Alberto Contador Threatens to boycott 2013 Tour de France

Alberto Contador says he will boycott the 2013 Tour de France if Bjarne Riis' Saxo-Tinkoff Team isn't granted a WorldTour license for the 2013 season.
Alberto Contador says he will boycott the 2013 Tour de France if Bjarne Riis' Saxo-Tinkoff Team isn't granted a WorldTour license for the 2013 season.
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