UCI WorldTour and Continental Teams for 2012

RadioShack-Nissan (LUX) and the GreenEdge Cycling Team (AUS) were added to the WorldTour teams list already announced bringing the total to 18 for next season as follows (these teams must be invited, and must participate, in all major races):

- Astana Pro Team
- BMC Racing Team
- Garmin-Cervélo
- Lampre - ISD
- Liquigas - Cannondale
- Movistar Team
- Rabobank
- Sky Procycling
- Vacansoleil-DCM
- Katusha Team
- FDJ
- Lotto Belisol Team
- Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team
- Team Saxo Bank
- AG2R La Mondiale
- Euskaltel-Euskadi
- RadioShack-Nissan
- GreenEdge Cycling Team


There are 22 teams registered as UCI Professional Continental Teams for the 2012 season:
ACCENT JOBS – WILLEMS VERANDA’S, BEL
ACQUA & SAPONE, ITA
ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI, ITA
BRETAGNE - SCHULLER, FRA
CAJA RURAL, ESP
COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE, FRA
COLNAGO – CSF INOX, IRL (Italian team registered in IRL)
COLOMBIA – COLDEPORTES, COL
LANDBOUWKREDIET, BEL
SAUR – SOJASUN, FRA
SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10, CAN
TEAM NETAPP, GER
TEAM TYPE 1 – SANOFI, USA
TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN – MERCATOR, BEL
UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM, USA
PROJECT 1T4I, NED
TEAM EUROPCAR, FRA
ANDALUCIA, ESP
CHAMPION SYSTEM PRO CYCLING TEAM, CHN
FARNESE VINI, GBR (Italian team registered in GBR)
RUSVELO, RUS
UTENSILNORD NAMED, IRL

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