Astana Qazaqstan miss UCI deadline for 2025 registration

Astana Qazaqstan Team's British rider Mark Cavendish (C) flanked by teammates cycles to the finish line of the 15th stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 197,7 km between Loudenvielle and Plateau de Beille, in the Pyrenees mountains, southwestern France, on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
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The UCI issued a list of 58 teams who have submitted all of their documents supporting their registration for the 2025 season, with 18 men's teams and 15 women's teams meeting the October 15 deadline to renew for the coming season.

All 17 of the current men's ProTeams applied for the same licence for next season, while eight women's teams applied for the newly introduced ProTeam status.

Astana Qazaqstan missed the deadline, too. The team from Kazakhstan were due to welcome Chinese carbon product manufacturer XDS Carbon-Tech as a sponsor to support "significant changes" in the team.

"Indeed, during the process of submitting documents for the confirmation of our WorldTour license, a question arose regarding the wording of the bank guarantee document, and clarifications were requested, which the team provided," Vinokourov said.

"Unfortunately, additional coordination between the banks required some time, which is why our team was not included in the list published by the UCI today. In any case, the registration and license confirmation process with the UCI is proceeding in accordance with the requirements, and our team is not facing any difficulties."

The team expected a long-term partnership with XDS Carbon-Tech to help them regain their status and compete with 'super teams' such as UAE Team Emirates and Visma-Lease a Bike.

Women's WorldTeams

  • AG Insurance Soudal
  • Canyon-SRAM Racing
  • FDJ-Suez
  • Fenix-Deceuninck
  • Human Powered Health
  • Lidl-Trek
  • Liv-Alula-Jayco
  • Movistar Team
  • Roland
  • Team DSM-Firmenich
  • Team SD Worx-Protime
  • Team Visma-Lease a Bike
  • UAE Team ADQ
  • Uno-X Mobility

Men's WorldTeams

  • Alpecin-Deceuninck
  • Arkea-B&B Hotels
  • Bahrain Victorious
  • Cofidis
  • Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale Team
  • EF Education-Easypost
  • Groupama-FDJ
  • Ineos Grenadiers
  • Intermarche-Wanty
  • Lidl-Trek
  • Movistar Team
  • Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
  • Soudal Quick-Step
  • Team DSM-Firmenich Postnl
  • Team Jayco Alula
  • Team Visma-Lease a Bike
  • UAE Team Emirates

Men's ProTeams

  • Burgos BH
  • Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
  • Equipo Kern Pharma
  • Euskaltel-Euskadi
  • Israel-Premier Tech
  • Lotto
  • 5 Pro Cycling Team
  • Team Flanders-Baloise
  • Team Novo Nordisk
  • Team Polti Visitmalta
  • Toscana Factory Team Vini Fantini
  • Totalenergies
  • Tudor Pro Cycling Team
  • Unibet Tietema Rockets
  • Uno-X Mobility
  • VF Group Bardiani CSF-Faizane’
  • Wagner Bazin WB

Women's ProTeams

  • Arkea B&B Hotels Women
  • Cofidis Women Team
  • EF Education-Oatly
  • Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi
  • St Michel Mavic Auber93
  • Volkerwessels Women’s Pro Cycling Team
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