UCI's Continental teams list shrinks

Race leaders Rock Racing had a lot on the line, so it put its entire team at the front of the line to preserve it.

Race leaders Rock Racing had a lot on the line, so it put its entire team at the front of the line to preserve it. (Image credit: Jonathan Devich)

The UCI announced its list of Continental men's teams for the 2010 season, listing 122 squads registered worldwide for the sport's lowest rank of professional teams. Not present on the list is the rumoured merger of the Rock Racing and Contentpolis-Murcia squads, but a International Cycling Union (UCI) spokesman said the final decision on the team's license has yet to be made.