2016 Lampre–Merida season

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	15

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

2016 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)

	Rider	Date of birth
Marko Kump (SLO)		(1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 27)
Louis Meintjes (RSA)		(1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 24)
Sacha Modolo (ITA)		(1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 28)
Matej Mohoric (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)
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)

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
000000002016-03-26-000026 March	Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Cimolai, DavideDavide Cimolai (ITA)	Spain	Vilanova i la Geltrú
000000002016-04-24-000024 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Niemiec, PrzemysławPrzemysław Niemiec (POL)	Turkey	Istanbul
000000002016-04-27-000027 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	Turkey	Alanya
000000002016-04-30-000030 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 7	UCI Europe Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	Turkey	Marmaris
000000002016-05-01-00001 May	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Niemiec, PrzemysławPrzemysław Niemiec (POL)	Turkey
000000002016-05-10-000010 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy	Praia a Mare
000000002016-05-18-000018 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 11	UCI World Tour	Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy	Asolo
000000002016-05-30-000030 May	Tour of Japan, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Cimolai, DavideDavide Cimolai (ITA)	Japan	Kyoto
000000002016-06-04-00004 June	Tour of Japan, Stage 7	UCI Asia Tour	Arashiro, YukiyaYukiya Arashiro (JPN)	Japan	Izu
000000002016-06-18-000018 June	Tour of Slovenia, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA)	Slovenia	Celjska koca
000000002016-07-23-000023 July	Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 7	UCI Asia Tour	Zurlo, FedericoFederico Zurlo (ITA)	China	Qingshizui
000000002016-07-26-000026 July	Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 9	UCI Asia Tour	Kump, MarkoMarko Kump (SLO)	China	Tianshui
000000002016-07-27-000027 July	Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 10	UCI Asia Tour	Kump, MarkoMarko Kump (SLO)	China	Pingliang
000000002016-08-12-000012 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	Czech Republic	Unicov
000000002016-08-13-000013 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA)	Czech Republic	Sternberk
000000002016-08-14-000014 August	Czech Cycling Tour, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA)	Czech Republic
000000002016-10-27-000027 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 6	UCI Asia Tour	Mohorič, MatejMatej Mohorič (SLO)	China	Wuzhishan
000000002016-10-30-000030 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 Mohoric, 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 profile at ProCyclingStats

Lampre–Merida seasons

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List of 2016 UCI WorldTeams and riders

AG2R La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Cannondale Dimension Data Etixx–Quick-Step FDJ Giant–Alpecin IAM Cycling Team Katusha Lampre–Merida LottoNL–Jumbo Lotto–Soudal Movistar Team Orica–GreenEDGE Team Sky Tinkoff Trek–Segafredo

List of 2016 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

Androni Giocattoli Bardiani–CSF Bora–Argon 18 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice Cofidis Delko–Marseille Provence KTM Direct Énergie Drapac Cycling Fortuneo-Vital Concept Funvic Soul Cycles-Carrefour RusVelo Nippo–Vini Fantini One Pro Cycling Novo Nordisk Southeast–Venezuela Team Roth Roompot–Oranje Peloton Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise UnitedHealthcare Verva ActiveJet Wanty–Groupe Gobert

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