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A cycling team is a group ___MASK15___ cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether amateur or professional  and the supporting personnel . Cycling teams are most important in road bicycle racing , which is a team sport , but collaboration between team members is also important in track cycling and cyclo - cross . Andrus Aug ( born 22 May 1972 in ___MASK35___ ) is a retired Estonian professional road bicycle racer . He last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Ceramica Flaminia . The UCI Continental Circuits are continental circuits for a series ___MASK15___ road bicycle racing competitions since 2005 . The five circuits ( each representing Africa , the Americas , Asia , Europe and Oceania continents ) are inferior to the UCI World Tour . Both the World Tour and the Continental Circuits comprise a series ___MASK15___ races in which various cycling teams compete regularly . It is introduced by the Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ) to provide an adequate and realistic context in order to encourage the expansion ___MASK15___ cycling , everywhere in the world . A directeur sportif ( French for " sporting director ", although the original French term is often used in English - language ___MASK59___ ; plural " directeurs sportifs ") is a person directing a cycling team during a road bicycle racing event . At professional level , a directeur sportif follows the team in a car and communicates with riders , personnel and race officials by radio . Ceramica Flaminia (" UCI Team Code ": FLM ) was a professional continental cycling team based in ___MASK9___ that participated in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events . The team was managed by Massimo Podenzana , with assistance from directeur sportif Simone Borgheresi . ___MASK9___ , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart ___MASK15___ the Mediterranean Sea , ___MASK9___ shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . ___MASK9___ covers an area ___MASK15___ and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in ___MASK9___ as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . ___MASK34___ , or Jõgevamaa , is one ___MASK15___ 15 counties ___MASK15___ Estonia . It is situated in eastern part ___MASK15___ the country and borders Ida - Viru County to the north - east , Lake Peipus to the east , ___MASK27___ County to the south , Viljandi County to the south - west , Järva County to the north - west and Lääne - Viru County to the north . In January 2009 ___MASK34___ had a population ___MASK15___ 36 , 780  constituting 2 . 7 % ___MASK15___ the total population ___MASK15___ Estonia . The UCI ProTour was a series ___MASK15___ road bicycle races in Europe , Australia and Canada organised by the UCI ( International Cycling Union ). Created by Hein Verbruggen , former president ___MASK15___ the UCI , it comprises a number ___MASK15___ ' ProTour ' cycling teams , each ___MASK15___ whom are required to compete in every round ___MASK15___ the series . It was initially the basis ___MASK15___ a season long competition for rankings points , created for 2005 to replace the UCI Road World Cup series , which ended at the end ___MASK15___ the 2004 season ( although the World Cup did not include any stage races ). The ProTour was the subject ___MASK15___ continuing disputes involving the UCI , cycling teams , and the organizers ___MASK15___ the world ' s most prominent bicycle races ( most notably , the Grand Tours ), and in 2009 and 2010 the ranking element ___MASK15___ the ProTour was superseded by the UCI World Ranking . For 2011 , the ProTour and World Ranking were fully merged into the UCI World Tour . ProTour status for teams  relabelled UCI ProTeams  will continue as the highest level ___MASK15___ registration , and will carry the right and obligation to participate in all World Tour races . ___MASK35___ is a small town in Estonia with a population ___MASK15___ around 6000 people . It is the administrative centre ___MASK15___ ___MASK35___ County .