• Source: List of 2018 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing body of cycling, categorises teams into three divisions. The top 18 teams are the UCI WorldTeams and compete in the UCI World Tour. The second and third divisions respectively are the Professional continental" target="_blank">Continental teams and the continental" target="_blank">Continental teams.
The teams compete in the UCI continental" target="_blank">Continental Circuits, which are divided into five continental" target="_blank">continental zones: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. They also win points in the UCI World Ranking. Professional continental" target="_blank">Continental teams are also invited to participate in events in the UCI World Tour, although they are not eligible to win points in the World Tour rankings.




List of 2018 UCI Professional continental" target="_blank">Continental teams


According to the UCI Rulebook,
"a professional continental" target="_blank">continental team is an organisation created to take part in road events open to professional continental" target="_blank">continental teams. It is known by a unique name and registered with the UCI in accordance with the provisions below.

The professional continental" target="_blank">continental team comprises all the riders registered with the UCI as members of the team, the paying agent, the sponsors and all other persons contracted by the paying agent and/or the sponsors to provide for the continuing operation of the team (manager, team manager, coach, paramedical assistant, mechanic, etc.).
Each professional continental" target="_blank">continental team must employ at least 14 riders, 2 team managers and 3 other staff (paramedical assistants, mechanics, etc.) on a full time basis for the whole registration year."

Soul Brasil Pro Cycling did not return to the UCI Professional continental" target="_blank">Continental ranks for the 2018 season.




List of 2018 UCI continental" target="_blank">Continental teams






References

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• List of 2018 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams
• UCI Continental Circuits
• List of 2017 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams
• List of 2019 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams
• UCI WorldTeam
• UCI men's road racing world ranking
• UCI ProSeries
• Team Novo Nordisk
• UCI World Tour
• Cofidis (cycling team)