GreenEdge and American team RadioShack were given First Division licenses by the sport's governing body the International Cycling Union overnight.
The two finally got their licenses after documents they had been asked to furnish to the UCI satisfied the world body that they merited a place among the elite teams.
Their acceptance means that as in 2011 there will be 18 First Division teams which gives them automatic entry as well as a compulsory one into all the major races of the year.
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