10 UCI WorldTour teams, three UCI Professional Continental, two UCI Continentaland the UAE National Selection at the start of the 2.HC race in February 2016
Dubai, 13 December 2015 – Alongside the official route and jerseys presentation of the third edition of the Dubai Tour – scheduled from 3 to 6 February 2016 – we are very pleased to announce the list of the 16 teams invited to the race.
The list includes 10 UCI WorldTeams (seven of those members of the Velon group), three UCI Professional Continental teams, two UCI Continental teams and the UAE National Selection. Each team at the start of Dubai Tour will consist of six riders.
Sir Bradley Wiggins, commenting the announcement, said: "I’m really excited to be racing with my team at the 2016 Dubai Tour. It’s a really exciting event and we’re looking forward to competing with some of the best teams in the world".
UCI WorldTeams
ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ)
BMC RACING TEAM (USA)
DIMENSION DATA (RSA)
ETIXX - QUICK STEP (BEL)
LAMPRE - MERIDA (ITA)
MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
TEAM GIANT - ALPECIN (GER)
TEAM SKY (GBR)
TINKOFF (RUS)
TREK FACTORY RACING (USA)
UCI Professional Continental Teams
CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE (POL)
ONE PRO CYCLING (GBR)
TEAM NOVO NORDISK (USA)
UCI Continental Teams
SKYDIVE DUBAI PRO CYCLING TEAM - AL AHLI CLUB (UAE)
TEAM WIGGINS (GBR)
National Selection
UAE NATIONAL SELECTION (UAE)
For more information, please contact:
SHIFT Active Media
Manolo Bertocchi
Dubai Tour Press Office
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RCS Sport
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RCS Sport Press Office Coordinator
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