Six teams have been granted Women's World Tour licenses by the UCI for the 2022 season as the top category for women's cycling expands from nine to 14 teams next year.

The UCI Licensing Committee granted 2022 licenses to Jumbo-Visma, EF Education-Cibco-SVB, Human Powered Health (formerly Rally Cycling), Roland Coggies Edelweiss, and the newly formed Uno-X.

The UAE team is another of the new teams granted a 2022 license, but it will replace Allee Cipollini following the acquisition of the Italian team.

All six teams will be given two-year licenses according to UCI regulations, and with the granting of these licenses, the Women's World Tour will consist of 14 teams next season.

Canyon-Slam, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, Liv-Extra, Movistar, Bike Exchange-Jayco, SD Walks, Team DSM, and Trek-Segafredo will retain their positions in the Women's World Tour in 2022.

This new roster includes Marianne Voss, Colin Labecki (Jumbo-Visma), Lauren Stevens, Lizzie Banks (EF-Chibco-SVB), Mieke Krager (Human Powered Health), Hannah Barnes, Jocelyn Roden (Uno-X ), and Olga Zabelinskaya (Roland Kogeas Edelweiss) will step up to the Women's World Tour next year.

The 2022 Women's World Tour will introduce a new team size of at least 10 riders per team (up to 20), and this expansion means that at least 140 riders will make up the top division of women's cycling next season.

It also means that more riders will get a new, higher minimum salary next season: under UCI regulations, riders contracted as employees will receive a minimum of €27,500 (about $23,572) - up from €20,000 (about $17,148) in 2021 and players who are contracted as self-employed will get a minimum of 45,100 euros (about $38,668) - up from 32,800 euros (about $28,122).

After 2023, the minimum salary for the Women's World Tour will be the same as the minimum salary for the men's professional team (second division), which is currently €32,100 (£27,522).

Women's WorldTour riders will also receive health and accident insurance, maternity leave (100% of salary for 3 months and 50% for the following 5 months, with a lower limit set by the minimum salary), a minimum of 30 paid vacations and up to 75 racing days.

The expansion of the Women's World Tour also means that there will be top-level races throughout the year, from the Strade Bianche Donnay in March, to the inaugural Tour de France Femme, to the Tour of Guangxi at the end of the season, and the number of free The number of entries will decrease.

With a maximum of 24 teams allowed to participate in top-level races, 10 entries will be allowed for teams outside the top divisions of women's cycling: Arkéa, Ceratizit-WNT, Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur, Valcar-. Travel & Service, and Parkhotel Valkenburg are among the most notable teams remaining outside the Women's World Tour.

Next season's Women's World Tour calendar will be larger than ever, from 24 races in 2018 to 25 races in 2022 (excluding the cancelled Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race).

New races next season include the three-day Iturria Women in May, the six-day Scandinavia-based Battle of the North in August, and the three-day Tour de Romandie Feminine in October. the Giro d'Italia Donné in July will be the 2021 return to the Women's World Tour, as well as several races cancelled due to COVID-19.