The
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) – the governing body of cycling – categorizes teams into three divisions. The first division, consisting of the top 18 teams, is classified as
UCI WorldTeams, and competes in the
UCI World Tour. The second and third divisions, respectively, are the ProTeams (formerly known as Professional Continental teams) and the Continental teams.
2022 UCI ProTeams
According to the UCI Rulebook,
ProTeams compete in the
UCI Continental Circuits, which are divided into five continental zones:
Africa,
America
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,
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.
2022 UCI Continental teams
According to the UCI Rulebook,
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.
Notes
References
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2022
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2022 in men's road cycling