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UCI Umumkan Pro Continental Team 2010

Published by admin on December 4, 2009

Zonasepeda – Setelah beberapa Pro Team besar mendapatkan Licence Pro Tour untuk musim 2010 bahkan hingga 2013, Pro Team yang gagal mendapatkan Licence Pro Tour akhirnya mendapatkan Status Pro Continental Team untuk 2010.

Dua Team besar diantaranya Cervelo Test Team (CTT) dan BMC Racing Team, 2 tim tersebut gagal memperoleh Licence Pro Tour. Beratnya persyaratan untuk memperoleh Pro Tour Licence juga sempat dialami ASTANA, meski akhirnya mereka berhasil mendapatkan Licence Pro Tour 2010.

CTT (Cervelo Test Team)

CTT dan BMC pada musim 2009 berstatus Pro Continental Team telah berusaha keras untuk mendapatkan Licence Pro Tour, akan tetapi beratnya persyaratan yang ditetapkan oleh badan independen UCI (International Cycling Union) membuat 2 team tersebut tetap sebagai Pro Continental team dimusim depan.

BMC Racing Team

Berikut Pro Continental tim untuk tahun 2010:
Acqua & Sapone (ITA)
Andalucia Cajasur (ESP)
Bbox Bouygues Telecom (Prancis)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Carmiooro – NGC (GBR)
CCC Polsat Polkowice (POL)
Ceramica Flaminia (IRL)
Cervelo Test Team (SUI)
Cofidis (FRA)
Colnago – CSF Inox (IRL)
De Rosa – Stac Plastic (IRL)
ISD – Neri (ITA)
Landbouwkrediet (BEL)
Saur – Sojasun (FRA)
Scott – Sao Marcondes César José dos Campos (BRA)
Skil – Shimano (NED)
Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator (BEL)
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team (NED)
Voralberg – Corratec (AUT)

Menurut peraturan UCI, tim yang menolak ditetapkan sebagai Pro Continental Team, dapat mengajukan banding kepada Komite Manajemen UCI pada hari Jumat 4 Desember 2009.

UCI (International Cycling Union) sebagai badan tertinggi balap sepeda dunia menetapkan Pro tim dalam tiga kategori yaitu : ProTour, Pro Continental dan Continental.

Pro Tour Team dan Pro Continental Team dikelola langsung oleh UCI sedangkan Pro Continental diatur oleh federasi nasional sepeda (seperti Cycling Australia, Canadian Cycling Association, USCF, dll).

Berikut sekilas perbedaan antara berapa banyak pengendara sepeda profesional dibayar, biaya registrasi, jumlah rider dalam satu tim (Roster Size).

ProTour (Formerly Division I trade team)
Roster Size: 25 rider minimum, 30 rider maximum
Minimum Salary: $47,000 ($38,000 for neo-pros). That’s not a lot of money for a pro athlete!
Bank Guarantee: Minimum $900,000, or 25% of the team’s payroll for staff.
UCI Registration Fee: $68,000, plus $34,000 license fee (to UCI ProTour reserve fund)
Contribution to Biological Passport Program: $163,000
Example: Quickstep, Astana, Columbia-High Road, Astana.

Pro Continental (Formerly Division II trade team)
Roster Size: 16 rider minimum, 25 rider maximum
Minimum Salary: $39,000 ($33,750,000 for neo-pros).
Bank Guarantee: Minimum $290,000, or 25% of the team’s payroll for staff.
UCI Registration Fee: $16,300
Contribution to Biological Passport Program: $81,500 for teams with a wildcard label, $10,000 per rider for teams without wildcard.
Example: Team BMC is only US Pro Conti team in 2009. Barloworld, Agritubel, Cervelo Test Team. There are 21 teams registered in 2009 as Pro Continental.

Continental (Formerly Division III trade team)
Roster Size: 8 rider minimum, 16 rider maximum. There’s some dodgy exceptions to this that teams blatantly abuse to meet the under 28 age requirements, but that’s another blog post in itself.
Minimum Salary: None. Many are volunteer bike racers hoping to make it big.
Bank Guarantee: Minimum $5,500, or 10% of the team’s rider contracts.
UCI Registration Fee: $9,160
Contribution to Biological Passport Program: None
Example: In US: Rock Racing, OUCH-Maxxis, Colavita-Sutter, etc. In Australia: Drapac, Savings & Loans, Budget Forklifts, Fly V (Virgin Blue), AIS, Praties

Bbox Bouygues Telecom

Akankah CTT, BMC dan Bbox Bouygues Telecom keberatan dengan penetapan UCI tersebut, ikuti terus liputan menjelang Pro Tour 2010 di zonasepeda.com. Happy Cyling,

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