The International♛ Cycling Union (UCI) released on Thursday a list of all ProTour teams which have fulfilled all requirements for a 2010 license, and🦄 five teams did not make that list.

Astana, Caisse d'Epargne, Saxo Bꦜank, Team Sky and Eusktaltel-Euskadi have until November 20th to submit the required information including a budget, sponsorship contracts, a bank guarantee and at least 12 signed rider contracts.

By UCI regulations, riders of all five teams which have not yet met the requirements for a ProTour license can t𝕴erminate𝕴 their contracts if they wish.

The standard UCI rider/team contract (2.15.139 article 8.1.f) states, "if, on 20 October of the year preceding a year of registration covered by the present contract, the UCI ProTeam h🐷as not submitted a registration file containing the essential documents," the rider may termina🌳te the contract "without notice or liability for damages".

This would include two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, who has indicated that he woul🎀d prefer to leave the Astana team. He has been courted by Quick Step, Caisse d'Epargne and Garmin-Slipstream.

AG2R La Mondiale, Française des Jeux, Footon-Servetto, Garmin-Slipstream, Lampre Farnese Vini, Liquigas-Dommo, Quick-Step Cycling Te🌠am, Rabobank Cycling Team, RadioShack, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Team Columbia-HTC, Team Katusha and Team Milram have satisfied all of the requirements for the ProTour license.

"The UCI and Ernst&Young will continue to♓ evaluate all applications, including those of teams not in the above list, which have until 20 November to submit their completed applications. The UCI ProTour Council will make a final decision on UCI ProTeam registrations for the 2010 season after the official deadline of 20 November," a UCI press releဣase stated.

The License Commission is the final step for application approval, and if that panel rejects the file, the UCI ProTour🐲 team license would be automatically withdrawn.