Rumpf clarifies lineup for 2010 races

ProTour director Alain Rumpf with UCI head Pat McQuaid.

ProTour director Alain Rumpf with UCI head Pat McQuaid. (Image credit: AFP)

Following recent media reports about the team lineup in races from next year, ProTour manager Alain Rumpf has clarified how exactly it will be determined which teams take part in major events in 2010 and beyond. Following the Giro di Lombardia, the best teams in the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking will have the green light for next year’s main races, although it will be a further year before the three-week events will follow this rule.