A total of 21 teams will be guaranteed to start Paris-Nice, including 18 UCI World teams, while the 22nd will be announced later, according to organizers of the cycling event on Tuesday.
The Swiss Tudor team included Julian Alaphilippe is one of the invited teams, like TotalEnergies and Uno-X Mobility, predicting a good presence at the Tour de France for the 32-year-old French rider who just left Soudal Quick.
Among the 18 automatically registered are peloton leaders such as UAE, Ineos-Grenadier, Movistar, Soudal Quick-Step and Visma-Lease a bike.
Despite the fact that thanks to their UCI classification at the end of the 2024 season, the Israel-Premier Tech and Lotto teams had the option of being invited, which they declined, according to the same source.
The 22nd team selected for this 83rd edition, which will be held from March 9 to 16, will be announced later.
Source: La Verdad
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