The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) – the governing body of cycling – categorizes teams into three divisions. The first division, consisting of the top 19 teams, are classified as UCI WorldTeams, and compete in the UCI World Tour. The second and third divisions respectively are the ProTeams (formerly Professional Continental teams) and the Continental teams.
2020 UCI ProTeams According to the UCI Rulebook,
"A ProTeam is an organisation created to take part in road events open to ProTeams. It is known by a unique name and registered with the UCI in accordance with the provisions below. The ProTeam comprises all the riders registered with the UCI as members of the team. This includes 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 ProTeam must employ at least 20 riders, 3 team managers and 5 other staff (paramedical assistants, mechanics, etc.) on a full time basis to be eligible for the whole registration year."
ProTeams compete in the UCI Continental Circuits, which is divided into five continental zones: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Sometimes, teams are also invited to participate in UCI World Tour and UCI ProSeries events, usually through wildcard invitations, although they are not eligible to win points in the World Tour rankings.
CodeOfficial Team NameCountryContinent AFC Europe ANS Europe ARK Europe BVC Europe BRD Europe WVA Europe BBH Europe CJR Europe CWG Europe FOR Europe GAZ Europe NDP Europe RLY America RIW Europe SVB Europe TNN America TDE Europe UXT Europe THR Europe
2020 UCI Continental teams Continental teams, the third division of the UCI cycling pyramid, compete almost exclusively in the UCI Continental Circuits while sometimes getting wildcard invitations to UCI ProSeries events as well.
CodeOfficial Team NameCountryContinent GSP Africa BSP Africa AVF America CSL America EMP America MRW America SEP America TPC America ACA Oceania NER Oceania OLI Oceania STG Oceania BLN Oceania RSW Europe HAC Europe CTN Europe VBG Europe TIR Europe WSA Europe BCA Asia FCT Europe MCC Europe PSB Europe TIS Europe TBL Europe WBD Europe SFS America CCA Asia DCP America XSU America GCB Asia DCS Asia MSS Asia HEN Asia JLC Asia KBS Asia NLC Asia XDS Asia SMC Asia TYD Asia WNH Asia YUN Asia CTA America EPM America ECS America MED America EOP America MKT Europe ACS Europe ELA Europe TLT Europe SKC Europe ABB Europe TCQ Europe BES America EKP Europe KTX Europe TBC Europe CGF Europe NRL Europe AUB Europe BAI Europe TDA Europe DSU Europe LKT Europe LKH Europe PBS Europe PBS Europe RNR Europe SVL Europe DHB Europe RWC Europe SCB Europe VIT Europe CMI Oceania HKS Asia KFC Asia PGN Asia FSC Asia MES Asia OMT Asia TCT Asia EVO Europe ISA Europe BTM Europe BIA Europe CPH Europe CTF Europe AZT Europe GEF Europe IRC Europe NPC Europe SAT Europe CPK Europe IWD Europe AIS Asia KIN Asia MTR Asia NAS Asia SDV Asia SMN Asia BGT Asia UKO Asia BLZ Asia VCH Asia APL Asia VAM Asia GPC Asia GIC Asia KSP Asia KCT Asia LXC Asia SCT Asia UCT Asia AMO Europe LPC Europe TSC Asia TSG Asia CAS America CRS America SPT Africa ABC Europe BRT Europe JVD Europe MET Europe SEG Europe VLA Europe VWM Europe JFN Europe TCO Europe BSC Oceania MVC America 7RP Asia G4G Asia CDT Europe MSP Europe VOS Europe WIB Europe ATM Europe AVL Europe EFP Europe CDF Europe KIU Europe LAA Europe MIR Europe RPB Europe W52 Europe GTV Europe TNV Europe PRO Africa LOK Europe BIG Africa SAC Africa ADR Europe LGS Europe DKB Europe AET Europe SRA Europe MPC Europe TCC Asia SBB Europe STC Europe AEV America ELV America HBA America HLB America ILU America TSL America WGC America GIO America
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