UCI requests for Licence Commission to withdraw Astana licence

Having received the audit on the Astana team's practices from the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne, the UCI requests the team's licence to be withdrawn

Cycling's governing body, the UCI, has asked its Licence Commission to withdraw Astana's WorldTour licence following a review of the audit carried out by the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne.

The UCI said in a statement that the audit "revealed a big difference between the policies and structures that the team presented to the Licence Commission in December and the reality on the ground."

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