7 ▁of ▁them ▁came ▁away ▁with ▁either ▁a ▁stage ▁win , ▁classification ▁win , ▁or ▁st int ▁in ▁the ▁p ink ▁j er sey . ▁ ▁Teams ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 2   te ams ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March . ▁Six teen ▁teams ▁were ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁a ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁U CI ▁and ▁the ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁season ' s ▁three ▁Grand ▁T ours . ▁Those ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁place ▁are ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁U CI ▁Pro T our ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁agreement . ▁Two ▁from ▁this ▁group , ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁decl ined ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁race , ▁instead ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁V uel ta ▁a ▁España . ▁Two ▁new ▁teams ▁joined ▁the ▁Pro T our ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁One , ▁, ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁race , ▁but ▁the ▁other , ▁, ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁particip ate , ▁since ▁they ▁planned ▁to ▁send ▁their ▁best ▁rid ers ▁to ▁the ▁partially ▁concurrent ▁Tour ▁of ▁California . ▁Seven ▁U CI ▁Professional ▁Cont inental ▁teams , ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁( ▁and ▁) ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁agreement ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Pro T our ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁joined ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁Pro T our ▁teams ▁to ▁round ▁out ▁the ▁teams ▁list . ▁Each ▁team ▁entered ▁a ▁squad ▁of