Although the UCI had earlier asserted that the reinstatement of Katusha would result in demotion of another team, they eventually announced that there would be 19 ProTour teams for that one season.
Meskipun UCI pada awalnya menyatakan bahwa masuknya kembali Katusha berarti pengurangan tim yang lain, mereka kemudian mengumumkan akan terdapat 19 tim ProTour pada musim tersebut.