2015 Lampre–Merida season

Lampre–Merida
2015 season
UCI code	LAM
Status	UCI ProTeam
Manager	Giuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)	Lampre & Merida
Based	Italy
Bicycles	Merida
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	3
Stage race overall	3
Stage race stages	17
National Championships	5

The 2015 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.

2015 roster

As of 1 January 2015.

	Rider	Date of birth
Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)		(1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 21)
Matteo Bono (ITA)		(1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 31)
Mattia Cattaneo (ITA)		(1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 24)
Davide Cimolai (ITA)		(1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 25)
Valerio Conti (ITA)		(1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 21)
Mário Costa (POR)		(1985-11-15)15 November 1985 (aged 29)
Rui Costa (POR)		(1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 28)
Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)		(1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 27)
Chun Kai Feng (TWN)		(1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 26)
Roberto Ferrari (ITA)		(1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 31)
Tsgabu Grmay (ETH)		(1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 23)
Ilia Koshevoy (BLR)		(1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 23)
Sacha Modolo (ITA)		(1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 27)

	Rider	Date of birth
Manuele Mori (ITA)		(1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 34)
Przemysław Niemiec (POL)		(1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 34)
Nelson Oliveira (POR)		(1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 25)
Luka Pibernik (SLO)		(1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 21)
Rubén Plaza (ESP)		(1980-12-29)29 December 1980 (aged 34)
Jan Polanc (SLO)		(1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 22)
Filippo Pozzato (ITA)		(1981-09-10)10 September 1981 (aged 33)
Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)		(1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 30)
José Serpa (COL)		(1979-04-17)17 April 1979 (aged 35)
Diego Ulissi (ITA)		(1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 25)
Rafael Valls (ESP)		(1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 27)
Xu Gang (CHN)		(1984-01-28)28 January 1984 (aged 30)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season

Rider	2014 team
Mário Costa	ex-pro (OFM-Quinta da Lixa)
Chun Kai Feng	ex-pro (Team Gusto)
Tsgabu Grmay	MTN–Qhubeka
Ilia Koshevoy	neo-pro (Podenzano-Tecninox)
Luka Pibernik	neo-pro (Radenska)
Rubén Plaza	Movistar Team

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season

Rider	2015 team
Winner Anacona^[1]	Movistar Team
Damiano Cunego^[2]	Nippo–Vini Fantini
Luca Dodi
Elia Favilli	SouthEast
Chris Horner^[3]	Airgas-Safeway
Andrea Palini	Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling
Luca Wackermann	SouthEast

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-02-19-000019 February	Trofeo Laigueglia	UCI Europe Tour	Cimolai, DavideDavide Cimolai (ITA)	Italy	Laigueglia
000000002016-02-20-000020 February	Tour of Oman, Stage 4	UCI Asia Tour	Valls, RafaelRafael Valls (ESP)	Oman	Jabal al Akhdar
000000002016-02-22-000022 February	Tour of Oman, Overall	UCI Asia Tour	Valls, RafaelRafael Valls (ESP)	Oman
000000002016-03-01-00001 March	Gran Premio di Lugano	UCI Europe Tour	Bonifazio, NiccolòNiccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Switzerland	Lugano
000000002016-03-13-000013 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Cimolai, DavideDavide Cimolai (ITA)	Italy	Rasteau
000000002016-04-30-000030 April	Tour of Turkey, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	Turkey	Pamukkale
000000002016-05-03-00003 May	Tour of Turkey, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Đurasek, KristijanKristijan Đurasek (CRO)	Turkey
000000002016-05-13-000013 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Polanc, JanJan Polanc (SLO)	Italy	Abetone
000000002016-05-15-000015 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy	Fiuggi
000000002016-05-22-000022 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 13	UCI World Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	Italy	Jesolo
000000002016-05-23-000023 May	Tour of Japan, Stage 6	UCI Asia Tour	Conti, ValerioValerio Conti (ITA)	Japan	Izu
000000002016-05-24-000024 May	Tour of Japan, Stage 7	UCI Asia Tour	Bonifazio, NiccolòNiccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Japan	Tokyo
000000002016-05-24-000024 May	Tour of Japan, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Conti, ValerioValerio Conti (ITA)	Japan
000000002016-05-24-000024 May	Tour of Japan, Young rider classification	UCI Asia Tour	Koshevoy, IliaIlia Koshevoy (BLR)	Japan
000000002016-05-27-000027 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 17	UCI World Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	Switzerland	Lugano
000000002016-06-12-000012 June	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Costa, RuiRui Costa (POR)	France	Villard-de-Lans
000000002016-06-14-000014 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Đurasek, KristijanKristijan Đurasek (CRO)	Switzerland	Risch-Rotkreuz
000000002016-07-11-000011 July	Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 7	UCI Asia Tour	Koshevoy, IliaIlia Koshevoy (BLR)	China	Xunhua
000000002016-07-20-000020 July	Tour de France, Stage 16	UCI World Tour	Plaza, RubénRubén Plaza (ESP)	France	Gap
000000002016-09-04-00004 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 13	UCI World Tour	Oliveira, NelsonNelson Oliveira (POR)	Spain	Tarazona
000000002016-09-12-000012 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 20	UCI World Tour	Plaza, RubénRubén Plaza (ESP)	Spain	Cercedilla
000000002016-09-19-000019 September	Memorial Marco Pantani	UCI Europe Tour	Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA)	Italy	Cesenatico
000000002016-10-22-000022 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 3	UCI Asia Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	China	Haikou
000000002016-10-23-000023 October	Tour of Hainan, Stage 4	UCI Asia Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	China	Chengmai
000000002016-10-28-000028 October	Tour of Hainan, Overall	UCI Asia Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	China
000000002016-10-28-000028 October	Tour of Hainan, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA)	China

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Race	Rider	Country	Location
000000002016-02-11-000011 February	African Continental Championships	Grmay, TsgabuTsgabu Grmay (ETH)	South Africa	Wartburg
000000002016-06-26-000026 June	Portuguese National Time Trial Champion	Oliveira, NelsonNelson Oliveira (POR)	Portugal	Braga
000000002016-06-26-000026 June	Ethiopia National Time Trial Champion	Grmay, TsgabuTsgabu Grmay (ETH)	Ethiopia
000000002016-06-28-000028 June	Ethiopia National Road Race Champion	Grmay, TsgabuTsgabu Grmay (ETH)	Ethiopia
000000002016-06-28-000028 June	Portuguese National Road Race Champion	Costa, RuiRui Costa (POR)	Portugal	Braga
000000002016-06-28-000028 June	Slovenian National Road Race Champion	Pibernik, LukaLuka Pibernik (SLO)	Slovenia	Mirna Pec

References

↑ "News shorts: US team looks ahead to 2015 Worlds in Richmond". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
↑ Barry Ryan (2 October 2014). "Cunego signs for Nippo-Vini Fantini". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
↑ "Chris Horner signs with Airgas-Safeway". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

2015 Lampre–Merida season profile at ProCyclingStats

Lampre–Merida seasons

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List of 2015 UCI WorldTeams and riders

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List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders

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