 When the UCI released its list of teams graded according to their hierarchy that decided who would receive a World Tour license , this team 's signees put them at the top , making them world number one before they even existed . This did not guarantee the team a top @-@ level license , it simply qualified them for it , but they were later announced as having received a four @-@ year World Tour license . Whether intentionally or incidentally , this corresponded to the initial financial guarantee Becca put up for the team . Nygaard hailed the license acquisition as the fruition of many months of hard work . This afforded the team automatic invitations to all World Tour events , including the season 's three Grand Tours . 
