Lampre and Liquigas granted ProTour extensions

The UCI's Licenses Commission has decided to renew the ProTour licenses for Italian teams Lampre and Liquigas. The Lampre team's license was due to finish at the end of 2007, but has now been extended to cover the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Liquigas has been granted a two-year extension to its current license, which now runs until the end of 2010.