The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed how the licenses were distributed for the following season, ratifying the promotion to the highest professional cycling category of the Arkéa Samsic and Alpecin-Deceuninck teams.
The highest governing body of world cycling made official the final list of teams that have obtained a WorldTeam, ProTeam or Women’s World Team license for the period between 2023 and 2025.
A total of 51 teams make up these three groups, which as of January 1, 2023 will have notable absences and novelties with respect to the recently ended 2022 campaign.
In the ProTeam category, the Lotto-Dstny and Israel-Premier will debut, while the B&B Hotels will disappear from cycling and the Drone Hopper will run under another name in the continental category.
Regarding the female branch, there was an increase in the number of teams for the highest division. 15 will be the teams that will be part of the World Tour category. The Fenix-Deceuninck earned that additional license after meeting all the required criteria.
This is how the licenses for 2023 were distributed:
Men’s World Tour:
AG2R CITROEN TEAM (FRANCE)
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK (BELGIUM)
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM (KAZAKHSTAN)
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS (BAHRAIN)
BORA–HANSGROHE (GERMANY)
COFIDIS (FRANCE)
EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST (UNITED STATES)
GREENEDGE CYCLING (AUSTRALIA)
GROUPAMA – FDJ (FRANCE)
INEOS GRENADIERS (GREAT BRITAIN)
INTERMARCHÉ – CIRCUS – WANTY (BELGIUM)
JUMBO-VISMA (NETHERLANDS)
MOVISTAR TEAM (SPAIN)
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP (BELGIUM)
TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC (FRANCE)
TEAM DSM (NETHERLANDS)
TREK – SEGAFREDO (UNITED STATES)
UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
Women’s World Tour:
CANYON//SRAM RACING (GERMANY)
EF EDUCATION – TIBCO – SVB (UNITED STATES)
FDJ-SUEZ (FRANCE)
GREENEDGE CYCLING (AUSTRALIA)
HUMAN POWERED HEALTH (UNITED STATES)
LIV RACING TEQFIND (NETHERLANDS)
MOVISTAR TEAM WOMEN (SPAIN)
TEAM DSM (NETHERLANDS)
TEAM JUMBO VISMA (NETHERLANDS)
TEAM SD WORX (NETHERLANDS)
TREK – SEGAFREDO (UNITED STATES)
UAE TEAM (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM (NORWAY)
ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND (SWITZERLAND)
FENIX-DECEUNINCK (BELGIUM)
Men’s ProTeam:
ISRAEL PREMIER TECH (ISRAEL)
DSTNY LOTTO (BELGIUM)
UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM (NORWAY)
BINGOAL WB (BELGIUM)
BURGOS-BH (SPAIN)
RURAL-INSURANCE BOX RGA (SPAIN)
EOLO-KOMETA CYCLING TEAM (ITALY)
KERN PHARMA TEAM (SPAIN)
EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI (SPAIN)
GREEN PROJECT-BARDIANICSF-FAIZANE’ (ITALY)
HUMAN POWERED HEALTH (UNITED STATES)
TEAM FLANDERS – BALOISE (BELGIUM)
TEAM NOVO NORDISK (UNITED STATES)
TOTALENERGIES (FRANCE)
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM (SWITZERLAND) – NEW UCI ProTeam
BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE (NEW ZEALAND) – NEW UCI ProTeam
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM (SWITZERLAND) – NEW UCI ProTeam
TEAM CORRATEC (ITALY) – NEW UCI ProTeam