UCI refuses Qhubeka NextHash a WorldTour licence for 2022

MILAN ITALY OCTOBER 06 Detailed view of Dylan Sunderland of Australia and Team Qhubeka Nexthash prior to the 102nd MilanoTorino 2021 a 190km race from Magenta to Torino Superga 669m MilanoTorino on October 06 2021 in Milan Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
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Qhubeka NextHash were dealt a hammer blow on Thursday when the UCI confirmed that it had refused to grant the South African team a WorldTour licence for 2022. 

The team have struggled for financial security all year, while the governing body had already extended its license process by several weeks in order to give team manager Doug Ryder enough time to find financial backers. 

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