2016 Lampre–Merida season

The 2016 season for Lampre–Merida began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Lampre–Merida
2016 season
UCI codeLAM
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerGiuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)Lampre & Merida
BasedItaly
BicyclesMerida
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages16

Team roster

As of 29 March 2016
Rider Date of birth
 Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 31)
 Matteo Bono (ITA) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 32)
 Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 25)
 Davide Cimolai (ITA) (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 26)
 Valerio Conti (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 22)
 Mário Costa (POR) (1985-11-15)15 November 1985 (aged 30)
 Rui Costa (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 29)
 Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 28)
 Chun Kai Feng (TWN) (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27)
 Roberto Ferrari (ITA) (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 33)
 Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 24)
 Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 25)
 Marko Kump (SLO) (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 27)
 Fausto Masnada[N 1] (ITA) (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Louis Meintjes (RSA) (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 24)
 Sacha Modolo (ITA) (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 28)
 Matej Mohorič (SLO) (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 21)
 Manuele Mori (ITA) (1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 35)
 Przemysław Niemiec (POL) (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 35)
 Simone Petilli (ITA) (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 22)
 Luka Pibernik (SLO) (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 22)
 Jan Polanc (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 23)
 Edward Ravasi[N 2] (ITA) (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 21)
 Oliviero Troia[N 3] (ITA) (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 21)
 Diego Ulissi (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 26)
 Xu Gang (CHN) (1984-01-28)28 January 1984 (aged 32)
 Federico Zurlo (ITA) (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 22)
  1. Masnada joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.
  2. Ravasi joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.
  3. Troia joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
26 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 6UCI World Tour Davide Cimolai (ITA) SpainVilanova i la Geltrú
24 AprilPresidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Przemysław Niemiec (POL) TurkeyIstanbul
27 AprilPresidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) TurkeyAlanya
30 AprilPresidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 7UCI Europe Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) TurkeyMarmaris
1 MayPresidential Tour of Turkey, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Przemysław Niemiec (POL) Turkey
10 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 4UCI World Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA) ItalyPraia a Mare
18 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 11UCI World Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA) ItalyAsolo
30 MayTour of Japan, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Davide Cimolai (ITA) JapanKyoto
4 JuneTour of Japan, Stage 7UCI Asia Tour Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) JapanIzu
18 JuneTour of Slovenia, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA) SloveniaCeljska koca
23 JulyTour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 7UCI Asia Tour Federico Zurlo (ITA) ChinaQingshizui
26 JulyTour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 9UCI Asia Tour Marko Kump (SLO) ChinaTianshui
27 JulyTour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 10UCI Asia Tour Marko Kump (SLO) ChinaPingliang
12 AugustCzech Cycling Tour, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) Czech RepublicUnicov
13 AugustCzech Cycling Tour, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA) Czech RepublicSternberk
14 AugustCzech Cycling Tour, OverallUCI Europe Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA) Czech Republic
24 SeptemberEneco Tour, Stage 6UCI World Tour Luka Pibernik (SLO) BelgiumLanaken
27 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour Matej Mohorič (SLO) ChinaWuzhishan
30 OctoberTour of Hainan, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] China


Footnotes
  1. The riders on the squad were Przemysław Niemiec, Mario Costa, Roberto Ferrari, Federico Zurlo, Matej Mohoric, Oliviero Troia and Xu Gang
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References
  1. Benson, Daniel (3 September 2015). "Louis Meintjes signs for Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. "Mohoric joins Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. Carrey, Pierre (3 September 2015). "Simone Petilli: a climber fresh from the oven". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. Clarke, Stuart (19 August 2015). "Trek Factory Racing sign young talents Theuns and Bonifazio for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. "El Movistar Team ficha a Nelson Oliveira" [The Movistar Team signs Nelson Oliveira]. marca.com (in Spanish). 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. "Etixx-QuickStep sign Richeze to lead out Kittel". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. "Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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