2016 Lampre–Merida season

Lampre–Merida
Lampre–Merida
2016 season
UCI code	LAM
Status	UCI ProTeam
Manager	Giuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)	Lampre & Merida
Based	Italy
Bicycles	Merida
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	16

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

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)

^ Masnada joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.
^ Ravasi joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.
^ Troia joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season

Rider	2015 team
Yukiya Arashiro	Team Europcar
Marko Kump	ex-pro (Adria Mobil)
Louis Meintjes^[1]	MTN–Qhubeka
Matej Mohorič^[2]	Cannondale–Garmin
Simone Petilli^[3]	neo-pro (Unieuro–Wilier)
Federico Zurlo	UnitedHealthcare

Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season

Rider	2016 team
Niccolò Bonifazio^[4]	Trek–Segafredo
Nelson Oliveira^[5]	Movistar Team
Rubén Plaza	Orica–GreenEDGE
Filippo Pozzato	Southeast–Venezuela
Maximiliano Richeze^[6]	Etixx–Quick-Step
José Serpa	Retires
Rafael Valls^[7]	Lotto–Soudal

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
26 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Davide Cimolai (ITA)	Spain	Vilanova i la Geltrú
24 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Przemysław Niemiec (POL)	Turkey	Istanbul
27 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Turkey	Alanya
30 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 7	UCI Europe Tour	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Turkey	Marmaris
1 May	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Przemysław Niemiec (POL)	Turkey
10 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy	Praia a Mare
18 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 11	UCI World Tour	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy	Asolo
30 May	Tour of Japan, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Davide Cimolai (ITA)	Japan	Kyoto
4 June	Tour of Japan, Stage 7	UCI Asia Tour	Yukiya Arashiro (JPN)	Japan	Izu
18 June	Tour of Slovenia, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Slovenia	Celjska koca
23 July	Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 7	UCI Asia Tour	Federico Zurlo (ITA)	China	Qingshizui
26 July	Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 9	UCI Asia Tour	Marko Kump (SLO)	China	Tianshui
27 July	Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 10	UCI Asia Tour	Marko Kump (SLO)	China	Pingliang
12 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Sacha Modolo (ITA)	Czech Republic	Unicov
13 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Czech Republic	Sternberk
14 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Czech Republic
24 September	Eneco Tour, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Luka Pibernik (SLO)	Belgium	Lanaken
27 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 6	UCI Asia Tour	Matej Mohorič (SLO)	China	Wuzhishan
30 October	Tour of Hainan, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 1]}	China

Footnotes

^ The riders on the squad were Przemysław Niemiec, Mario Costa, Roberto Ferrari, Federico Zurlo, Matej Mohorič, Oliviero Troia and Xu Gang

References

^ Benson, Daniel (3 September 2015). "Louis Meintjes signs for Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Mohoric joins Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ Carrey, Pierre (3 September 2015). "Simone Petilli: a climber fresh from the oven". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ Clarke, Stuart (19 August 2015). "Trek Factory Racing sign young talents Theuns and Bonifazio for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "El Movistar Team ficha a Nelson Oliveira" [The Movistar Team signs Nelson Oliveira]. marca.com (in Spanish). 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Etixx-QuickStep sign Richeze to lead out Kittel". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

External links

2016 Lampre–Merida season at ProCyclingStats

[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.

[11] The riders on the squad were Przemysław Niemiec, Mario Costa, Roberto Ferrari, Federico Zurlo, Matej Mohorič, Oliviero Troia and Xu Gang

[4] Benson, Daniel (3 September 2015). "Louis Meintjes signs for Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[5] "Mohoric joins Lampre-Merida". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[6] Carrey, Pierre (3 September 2015). "Simone Petilli: a climber fresh from the oven". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[7] Clarke, Stuart (19 August 2015). "Trek Factory Racing sign young talents Theuns and Bonifazio for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[8] "El Movistar Team ficha a Nelson Oliveira" [The Movistar Team signs Nelson Oliveira]. marca.com (in Spanish). 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[9] "Etixx-QuickStep sign Richeze to lead out Kittel". cyclingnews.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[10] "Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.