MTN-Qhubeka granted UCI Pro-Continental status for 2015

African team also invited to ASO's season opening Tour of Qatar and Tour of Oman

MTN on stage one of the 2014 Tour of Spain

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

African team MTN-Qhubeka has been granted Pro-Continental status and received invitations to both the Tour of Qatar and the Tour of Oman.

The news, as reported on the team’s website, comes as the squad announced the signing of HotChillee development rider Nicholas Dlamini, who has been mentored by Ben Swift and Stephen Roche.

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