UCI WorldTeams
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UCI WorldTeams are the highest-level professional road cycling teams licensed by the Union Cycliste Internationale to compete in the sport’s premier international races.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UCI WorldTeams canonical | 12 |
| UCI WorldTeam | 2 |
| UCI Women’s WorldTeams | 1 |
| UCI WorldTeams (by invitation) | 1 |
| UCI WorldTeams (limited number) | 1 |
| UCI WorldTeams (limited participation) | 1 |
| men’s UCI WorldTeams | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UCI WorldTeams Context triple: [UCI WorldTour, eliteCategory, UCI WorldTeams]
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A.
UCI WorldTour
The UCI WorldTour is the premier annual series of professional men's road cycling races, encompassing the sport's most prestigious multi-stage tours and one-day classics.
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B.
Union Cycliste Internationale
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the world governing body for the sport of cycling, responsible for overseeing international competitions, setting rules, and promoting the sport globally.
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C.
Amaury Sport Organisation
Amaury Sport Organisation is a French sports event management company best known for running major international competitions in cycling, motorsport, and other disciplines.
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D.
UCI Road World Championships road race
The UCI Road World Championships road race is an annual elite cycling event that crowns the world champion road racer, who earns the right to wear the prestigious rainbow jersey.
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E.
Sporting Club
Sporting Club is the ownership group and parent organization behind the Major League Soccer team Sporting Kansas City, overseeing its operations and strategic direction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UCI WorldTeams Target entity description: UCI WorldTeams are the highest-level professional road cycling teams licensed by the Union Cycliste Internationale to compete in the sport’s premier international races.
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A.
UCI WorldTour
The UCI WorldTour is the premier annual series of professional men's road cycling races, encompassing the sport's most prestigious multi-stage tours and one-day classics.
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B.
Union Cycliste Internationale
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the world governing body for the sport of cycling, responsible for overseeing international competitions, setting rules, and promoting the sport globally.
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C.
Amaury Sport Organisation
Amaury Sport Organisation is a French sports event management company best known for running major international competitions in cycling, motorsport, and other disciplines.
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D.
UCI Road World Championships road race
The UCI Road World Championships road race is an annual elite cycling event that crowns the world champion road racer, who earns the right to wear the prestigious rainbow jersey.
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E.
Sporting Club
Sporting Club is the ownership group and parent organization behind the Major League Soccer team Sporting Kansas City, overseeing its operations and strategic direction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UCI team status
ⓘ
professional cycling team category ⓘ |
| arePartOf |
UCI professional road cycling structure
ⓘ
linked to:
UCI ProTeams (by invitation)
|
| associatedWith |
sports directors
ⓘ
support staff ⓘ team managers ⓘ team sponsors ⓘ |
| competeIn |
Grand Tours
ⓘ
UCI WorldTour one-day races ⓘ
linked to:
UCI WorldTour
UCI WorldTour stage races ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | highest level of professional road cycling teams ⓘ |
| discipline | road ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
UCI Continental Teams
ⓘ
UCI ProTeams ⓘ
linked to:
UCI ProTeams (by invitation)
UCI Women’s WorldTeams ⓘ
linked to:
UCI WorldTeams
|
| eligibleFor |
UCI WorldTour races
ⓘ
linked to:
UCI WorldTour
cycling’s premier international road races ⓘ |
| employ | professional riders under UCI contracts ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | international ⓘ |
| governedByRegulation | UCI regulations ⓘ |
| governingBody | Union Cycliste Internationale ⓘ |
| haveCategoryCode | UCI code WT ⓘ |
| haveRosterLimit | maximum number of riders defined by UCI ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevelAbove |
UCI Continental Teams
ⓘ
UCI ProTeams ⓘ
linked to:
UCI ProTeams (by invitation)
|
| includeGenderCategory | men’s teams ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Union Cycliste Internationale ⓘ |
| licensedBy | Union Cycliste Internationale ⓘ |
| mainCompetitionFormat | stage races and one-day races ⓘ |
| must | participate in all UCI WorldTour events unless exempted ⓘ |
| participateIn | UCI WorldTour ⓘ |
| previousName |
UCI ProTeams
ⓘ
linked to:
UCI ProTeams (by invitation)
|
| primaryObjective | compete at top tier of international road cycling ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional ⓘ |
| receive | automatic invitations to all UCI WorldTour events ⓘ |
| require |
UCI WorldTour licence
ⓘ
bank guarantee for rider salaries ⓘ minimum budget level set by UCI ⓘ |
| seasonalContext | UCI road cycling season ⓘ |
| sport | road cycling ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
UCI administrative criteria
ⓘ
UCI anti-doping rules ⓘ UCI ethical rules ⓘ UCI financial criteria ⓘ UCI sporting criteria ⓘ biological passport program ⓘ |
| teamType | trade team ⓘ |
| use | UCI-approved equipment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UCI WorldTeams Description of subject: UCI WorldTeams are the highest-level professional road cycling teams licensed by the Union Cycliste Internationale to compete in the sport’s premier international races.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: UCI WorldTeams
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WorldTeam
linked to: UCI WorldTeams
subject linked to:
WorldTeam
linked to: UCI WorldTeams
subject linked to:
UCI Class 1 races
linked to: UCI WorldTeams
linked to: UCI WorldTeams
subject linked to:
Ineos Grenadiers cycling team
linked to: UCI WorldTeams