Astana to lose WorldTour licence, report suggests

Updated: Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports Astana will lose its WorldTour licence, with the team then only allowed to apply for a third-tier Continental licence

Astana will be stripped of its WorldTour licence, according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, with the UCI's licence commission set to announce its decision on April 2.

However, the UCI issued a statement on Monday afternoon saying that no decision had yet been made and called the De Telegraaf article 'misleading'.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.