Not surprising news, but the organizers of the Vuelta, Tour and Giro are not going to include the races in next year’s ProTour. The UCI and Grand Tour organizers have been at odds since the formation of the ProTour which was to integrate all major cycling races into a year long points competition. The GT organizers especially the ASO who organizes the Tour de France don’t want to relinquish control over sponsorships and television revenues which the UCI wants to control as an overall package. This saga is not yet over as I would expect the UCI to counter somehow.
The three major Tours leave UCI Pro-Tour – Cycling – Yahoo! Sports