World Tour Licenses Awarded

The final World Tour licenses have been awarded with one shock decision. Team Katusha who have the UCI number one rider Joaquim Rodriguez on their books have been denied a license for next season. For a team which had a rider on two Grand Tour podiums along with several big wins across the season and finished third on the UCI World Tour team rankings will now be riding at a Pro Continental. The team had initially been listed along with 15 other teams which had met the sporting criteria for a license but now are unsure why they have missed out. The UCI have said that indeed Katusha do not know why they have missed out but will be formally informed in the coming days.