UCI awards Team Sky a Pro Tour licence

The UCi this afternoon announced that Team Sky would get a Pro Tour licence until 2013 the short announcement is reproduced below. The news from the UCI had been widely trailed over the last few days, but the official announcement is a major boost for Sky and their performance director, Dave Brailsford and is a sign of how seriously the cycling establishment takes the whole Team Sky project.

Sky are working on their official response right now and should have something to say later today, unofficially they're "absolutely delighted" officially they are going to be much the same too no doubt. In terms of team development having a Pro Tour licence guarantees them an invite to all the world's biggest races and that combined with the funding Sky is putting behind the team should be enough to lure the really big name or names they obviously crave… contracts permitting of course.

UCI announcement




