List of 2013 UCI ProTeams and riders


This page is a list of 2013 UCI ProTeams and riders. These teams competed in the 2013 UCI World Tour.

Teams overview

The 19 ProTeams in 2013 were:
CodeOfficial team nameLicense holderCountryGroupsetBicycles
ALM EUSRL France CyclismeSRAMFocus
ARG SMS CyclingShimanoFelt
AST Olympus SarlCampagnoloSpecialized
BMC Continuum Sports LLCShimanoBMC
EUS Fundación Ciclista EuskadiShimanoOrbea
FDJ Société de Gestion de L'EchappéeShimanoLapierre
GRM Slipstream Sports, LLCShimanoCervélo
OGE Lachlan SmithShimanoScott
LAM Total Cycling LimitedShimanoMerida
CAN Brixia SportsSRAMCannondale
LTB Belgian Cycling Company saCampagnoloRidley
MOV Abarca Sports S.L.CampagnoloPinarello
OPQ Esperanza bvbaSRAMSpecialized
BEL Rabo WielerploegenShimanoGiant
KAT Katusha Management SAShimanoCanyon
RLT Trek Bicycle CorporationShimanoTrek
SAX Riis Cycling A/SSRAMSpecialized
SKY Tour Racing LimitedShimanoPinarello
VCD STL–Pro Cycling B.V.ShimanoBianchi

were promoted up to the top division of teams for this season, whilst were somewhat controversially removed from the World Tour peloton. On 15 February 2013 the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld 's appeal against the UCI's decision not to issue them a World Tour licence. On 18 February 2013 the UCI announced that, contrary to previous assertions, 19 teams would hold ProTeam status for this season. This caused Paris–Nice and the Giro d'Italia to accommodate 23 teams as were not given a wild card invite when they were a Pro-Continental team, but would now be invited as a ProTeam.
One team changed its name twice - having been known as in 2012, the team became after Rabobank withdrew their title sponsorship. Ahead of the Tour de France, Belkin acquired title sponsorship, with the team becoming.
also changed its name to.

Riders