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.

Former Giro d'Italia winner Michele Scarponi has been banned for three months by the Italian Olympic Committee for consulting banned physician Michele Ferrari.