The UCI has announced that a request has been made to revoke the racing licence of Astana Pro Team.
An investigation by the governing body was launched following cases of doping involving Maxim and Valentin Iglinskiy, and Ilya Davidenok.
A statement released by the UCI read: "After careful review of [an] extensive report, the UCI strongly believes that it contains compelling grounds to refer the matter to the Licence Commission (2) and request the Astana Pro Team licence be withdrawn.
"The UCI considers that the ISSUL audit has, among other things, revealed a big difference between the policies and structures that the team presented to the licence commission in December and the reality on the ground."
The UCI has also confirmed that the Italian anti-doping authorities have handed over details of the Padova doping investigation, which contains links to members of the Astana team.
Danielle Joynson
