The Union Cycling Internationale (UCI) have announced the teams that have been given World Tour licences for the 2016 season.
The teams named include South African side Dimension Data who will have the likes of Mark Cavendish riding for them.
The full list is as follows:
Ag2r La Mondiale (France)
Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Cannondale Pro Cycling Team (USA)
Dimension Data (RSA)
Etixx-QuickStep (Belgium)
FDJ (France)
IAM Cycling (Switzerland)
Lampre-Merida (Italy)
Lotto-Soudal (Belgium)
Movistar Team (Spain)
Orica-GreenEdge (Australia)
Team Giant-Alpecin (Germany)
Team Katusha (Russia)
Team LottoNL-Jumbo (Netherlands)
Team Sky (Great Britain)
Tinkoff (Russia)
Trek Factory Racing (USA)
Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Cannondale Pro Cycling Team (USA)
Dimension Data (RSA)
Etixx-QuickStep (Belgium)
FDJ (France)
IAM Cycling (Switzerland)
Lampre-Merida (Italy)
Lotto-Soudal (Belgium)
Movistar Team (Spain)
Orica-GreenEdge (Australia)
Team Giant-Alpecin (Germany)
Team Katusha (Russia)
Team LottoNL-Jumbo (Netherlands)
Team Sky (Great Britain)
Tinkoff (Russia)
Trek Factory Racing (USA)