List of 2012 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

Listed below are the UCI Professional Continental and Continental Teams that compete in road bicycle racing events of the UCI Continental Circuits organised by the International Cycling Union (UCI). The UCI Continental Circuits are divided in 5 continental zones, America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.

UCI Professional Continental Teams According to the UCI Rulebook, "a professional continental team is an organisation created to take part in road events open to professional continental teams. It is known by a unique name and registered with the UCI in accordance with the provisions below. The professional continental team comprises all the riders registered with the UCI as members of the team, the paying agent, the sponsors and all other persons contracted by the paying agent and/or the sponsors to provide for the continuing operation of the team (manager, team manager, coach, paramedical assistant, mechanic, etc.). Each professional continental team must employ at least 14 riders, 2 team managers and 3 other staff (paramedical assistants, mechanics, etc.) on a full time basis for the whole registration year."

List of 2012 UCI Africa Tour professional teams CodeOfficial Team NameCountryWebsite No team registered

List of 2012 UCI America Tour professional teams CodeOfficial Team NameCountry CSM COL TT1 UHC

List of 2012 UCI Asia Tour professional teams CodeOfficial Team NameCountry CHA Champion System

List of 2012 UCI Europe Tour professional teams CodeOfficial Team NameCountry LAN TSV VWA ACG CJR BSC COF SAU EUC FAR APP COG UNA ASA AND ARG RVL RusVelo

List of 2012 UCI Oceania Tour professional teams CodeOfficial Team NameCountry No team registered

UCI Continental Teams

According to the UCI Rulebook, "a UCI continental team is a team of road riders recognised and licensed to take part in events on the continental calendars by the national federation of the nationality of the majority of its riders and registered with the UCI. The precise structure (legal and financial status, registration, guarantees, standard contract, etc.) of these teams shall be determined by the regulations of the national federation."

Riders may be professional or amateur. The nation under which the team is registered is the nation under which the majority of its riders are registered, a rule which the men's continental teams share with the UCI women's teams.

List of 2012 UCI Africa Tour teams

CodeOfficial Team NameCountry GVA Geofco-Ville d'Alger GSP Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie OTA Olympique Team Algérie VCS Vélo Club SOVAC-Algérie MPC MTN BNT Team Bonitas

List of 2012 UCI America Tour teams CodeOfficial Team NameCountry SLS DAT Clube DataRo de Ciclismo FUN RCT Real Cycling Team EKG Ekoi.com–Gaspesien COD Colombia–Comcel EPM GOB Gobernación de Antioquia-Indeportes Antioquia MOT FUN BHD BLS CDT JSH JBC KPC XRG TMK Team Mountain Khakis–SmartStop OPT WPC Wonderful Pistachios

List of 2012 UCI Asia Tour teams

CodeOfficial Team NameCountry SLY GTC HEN HBR Holy Brother Cycling Team MSS Max Success Sports TYD AZC Azad University Cross Team MSK Mes–Kerman TPT AS2 Continental Team Astana AIS BGT CSZ Cannondale–SpaceZeroPoint MTR SMN PPO UKO Team Ukyo BLZ GGC KSP SCT TSI OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team TSG ACT Action Cycling Team RTS TSM Team Senter–Merida

List of 2012 UCI Europe Tour teams CodeOfficial Team NameCountry KTM RAD VBG TIR WSA WSA–Viperbike SKT BKP CMD FWB JVC PCW SUN FID WBC LOB Loborika Favorit Team MKT ASP ADP ASC Dukla Praha PSK BWC Blue Water Cycling CWO DKK GLU JJS J.Jensen–Sandstød Salg Og Event VPC TTF BUR ORB AUB LPM RLM VRU Véranda Rideau–Super U EDR NGR RCS IGS RAL UKY LKT LKT Team Brandenburg TSP Nutrixxion–Abus TTR TRS THF NSP Team NSP–Ghost SCS Team Specialized Concept Store TET Thüringer Energie Team TKT Gios Deyser–Leon Kastro SPT SP Tableware Cycling Team MIE IDE WIT Team WIT ALB RBD LET CCD RIJ CJP KOG Koga Cycling Team MET RB3 AUC Argon 18–Unaas Cycling FRT Frøy–Trek TJB OCM Oneco–Mesterhus Cycling Team PBC Plussbank BMC KRA OHR BGZ BDC CCC WIB PRT EFG LAR BOA TCT TIK LOK ADR RAR SAK Sava ARH Atlas Personal–Jakroo DUK TCC Team Cykelcity.se KTS SLC Salcano–Arnavutkoy AMO ISD KLS

List of 2012 UCI Oceania Tour teams CodeOfficial Team NameCountry DPC GEN BFL Team Budget Forklifts JAI Team Jayco–AIS PBR PureBlack Racing SUB Subway Cycling Team

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