UCI ProTour facts for kids

The UCI ProTour is a series of bicycle road races organised by the world governing body the International Cycling Federation (Union Cycliste Internationale - the UCI)

The ProTour is the top grade of races for the top 20 cycling teams.

The ProTour includes one day races, time trials, and stage races. It started in 2005 and replaced the old world championship series which did not include stage races.

All of the ProTour races are in Europe, but the teams come from Europe and the United States. At the moment it is hard to move up from the Continental circuits to the ProTour, but in the future teams from Africa, Australia or Asia could take part in the ProTour.

List of current UCI ProTour teams

Code	Official Team Name	Country	Website
AGR	AG2R Prévoyance	France	ag2r-cyclisme.com
AST	Astana Team	Switzerland	team-astana.eu
BTL	Bouygues Télécom	France	equipebouyguestelecom.fr
GCE	Caisse d'Epargne	Spain	cyclisme-caisse-epargne.fr
COF	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	France	equipe-cofidis.com
C.A	Crédit Agricole	France	credit-agricole.fr
CSC	Team CSC	Denmark	team-csc.com
DSC	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	United States	team.discovery.com
EUS	Euskaltel-Euskadi	Spain	fundacioneuskadi.com
FDJ	Française des Jeux	France	fdjeux.com
GST	Gerolsteiner	Germany	gerolsteiner.de
LAM	Lampre-Fondital	Italy	lampre-fondital.com
LIQ	Liquigas	Italy	teamliquigas.it
MRM	Team Milram	Italy	team-milram.de
PRL	Predictor-Lotto	Belgium	davitamon-lotto.com
QSI	Quick Step-Innergetic	Belgium	qsi-cycling.com
RAB	Rabobank	Netherlands	rabobank.nl
SDV	Saunier Duval-Prodir	Spain	saunierduvalteam.com
TMO	T-Mobile Team	Germany	t-mobile-team.com
UNI	Unibet.com Cycling Team	Sweden	unibetcycling.com

See also

In Spanish: UCI ProTour para niños