UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour is a competition comprising of a series of road bicycle races and a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the competition. This system is new to 2005 and in many ways replaces the UCI World Cup series, which ended at the end of the 2004 season.

Related Topics:
Road bicycle races - Cycling team - 2005 - UCI World Cup - 2004

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The ProTour includes the three Grand Tours, namely the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España. It also includes most of the former UCI World Cup races, such as Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

Related Topics:
Grand Tour - Tour de France - Giro d'Italia - Vuelta a España - Paris-Roubaix - Tour of Flanders - Liege-Bastogne-Liege

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The ProTour licenses are given to 20 teams, which sponsors must commit to 4 years of sponsorship. The exception is the Phonak team, which is given only a 2-year license due to previous doping allegations.

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