▁the ▁race , ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁two ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁number ▁the ▁current ▁contin ental ▁champions ▁were ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁part . ▁The ▁out going ▁World ▁Champion , ▁Sé ver ine ▁Era ud , ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁contest ▁junior ▁races . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁U CI ▁Road ▁World ▁Championships ▁Category : Qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁U CI ▁Road ▁World ▁Championships <0x0A> </s> ▁Pi quet ▁GP , ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Min ardi ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁or ▁Min ardi ▁by ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁and ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁is ▁a ▁motor ▁racing ▁team . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁history ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁when ▁the ▁GP ▁Racing ▁team ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁when ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁by ▁triple ▁world ▁champion ▁Nelson ▁Pi quet . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ▁and ▁GP ▁Racing ▁merged ▁to ▁create ▁" Min ardi ▁Pi quet ▁Sports ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁team ▁dropped ▁" Min ardi " ▁from ▁their ▁name . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁sold ▁and ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Pi quet ▁GP , ▁but ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁again ▁in ▁November ▁to ▁Rap ax ▁Team , ▁once ▁all ▁remaining ▁t ies ▁to ▁part - owner ▁Pi quet ▁were ▁cut . ▁ ▁History