The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) – the governing body of cycling – categorizes teams into three divisions. The first division, consisting of the top 19 teams, were classified as UCI WorldTeams, and competed in the UCI World Tour. The second and third divisions, respectively, were the ProTeams (formerly Professional Continental teams) and the Continental teams.
2021 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.
Code Official Team Name Country Continent AFC Europe ANS Europe ARK Europe BBK Europe BCF Europe BWB Europe BBH Europe CJR Europe DKO Europe EOK Europe EKP Europe FOR Europe GAZ Europe RLY America SVB Europe TNN America TDE Europe UXT Europe THR Europe
2021 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.
Code Official Team Name Country Continent AVF America EHE America CSL America EMP America MRW America SEP America TPC America ACA Oceania NER Oceania STG Oceania BLN Oceania HAC Europe RSW Europe VBG Europe TIR Europe URT Europe WSA Europe BCA Asia BAZ Europe FCT Europe MCC Europe AFD Europe TBL Europe TIS Europe WBD Europe PRC America CCA Asia XSU America Y4M America CFC Asia GCB Asia CHJ Asia MSS Asia HEN Asia LNS Asia NLC Asia PDS Asia XDS Asia TMC Asia TYD Asia CCM America CTA America EOP America ECS America MED America MKT Europe ACS Europe EKA Europe TFA Europe SKC Europe BPC Europe SCC Europe RIW Europe TCQ Europe BES America ADT Europe CGF Europe AUB Europe XRL Europe BAI Europe TDA Europe DDS Europe PBS Europe PUS Europe RNR Europe LKH Europe SVL Europe CMI Oceania HKS Asia MLA Asia RJC Asia FSC Asia ICP Asia EVO Europe ICA Europe BTC Europe BIA Europe CTF Europe AZT Europe GEF Europe IRC Europe MGK Europe CPK Europe T4Q Europe IWD Europe ZEF Europe AIS Asia KIN Asia MTR Asia NAS Asia SMN Asia BGT Asia UKO Asia BLZ Asia ALT Asia VAM Asia KPT Asia LPC Europe SNC Sweet Nice Continental Cycling Team Asia TSC Asia TSG Asia CAZ America SPT Africa ABC Europe BCY Europe JVD Europe MET Europe SEG Europe VWE Europe BSC Oceania GLC Oceania TCO Europe UDT Europe PCV America MVC America 7RP Asia G4G Asia MSP Europe VOS Europe CDF Europe ATM Europe EFP Europe KSU Europe LAA Europe LLC Europe RPB Europe TAV Europe W52 Europe GTS Europe TNV Europe LOK Europe BIG Africa SAC Africa AMX Europe CAT Europe DKB Europe ADR Europe LGS Europe PRO Africa GPC Asia GIC Asia KCT Asia KSP Asia LXC Asia SCT Asia UCT Asia NIP Europe SRA Europe TCC Asia MPC Asia SBB Europe STC Europe AMO Europe EGU Europe LCT Europe DHB Europe RWC Europe SPC Europe SCB Europe TRI Europe AEV America ELV America HBA America LLA America ILU America TND America TSL America WGC America GIO America STF America
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