UCI grants early extension of Tour Down Under ProTour license

The 2008 Tour Down Under enjoyed its first year as a 'ProTour' race

The 2008 Tour Down Under enjoyed its first year as a 'ProTour' race (Image credit: Mark Gunter)

The UCI extended ProTour event license agreements with organizers of two races on Wednesday after reviewing requests concerning the Tour Down Under and the Tour de Romandie.

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