Cycling-Africa's Team Qhubeka NextHash exit WorldTour without a sponsor

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Change to Laval Espace Mayenne - France - June 30, 2021 Team Qhubeka NextHash rider Sean Bennett of the U.S. in action during stage 5 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

(Reuters) - African cycling team Qhubeka NextHash will not compete in the WorldTour next year after failing to secure a new sponsor, the outfit announced on Friday.

The team was denied a WorldTour licence by the International Cycling Union (UCI) earlier this month but had continued their search for a sponsor in the hope of a late U-turn.