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Pro teams take nine riders to a grand tour, and fewer riders to other races. Of course, not every rider will ride every race.

Is there an upper limit to the total number of riders a team can have at any given time?

Alternatively, is there another mechanism to keep the relative strength between the teams in check?

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    Yes. I don't have time to go into the details, but you can find them under section 2.15.110 of the UCI regulations here.
    – R. Chung
    Commented Jul 21, 2017 at 14:48

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The UCI does have rules for the maximum number of riders. The base max is 28, but you can get extra spots for having new pros on your roster, up to 2 extra spots. The rule comes from section "2.15.110 Riders" of the UCI regulations. This cycling blog has a good explanation of it written up: http://inrng.com/2011/08/max-team-size-uci-rules/

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