2015 Lampre–Merida season

Lampre–Merida
2015 season
UCI codeLAM
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerGiuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)Lampre & Merida
BasedItaly
BicyclesMerida
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages17
National Championships5
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The 2015 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.

Team 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)

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
19 February Trofeo Laigueglia UCI Europe Tour  Davide Cimolai (ITA)  Italy Laigueglia
20 February Tour of Oman, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour  Rafael Valls (ESP)  Oman Jebel Akhdar
22 February Tour of Oman, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Rafael Valls (ESP)  Oman
1 March Gran Premio di Lugano UCI Europe Tour  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)   Switzerland Lugano
13 March Paris–Nice, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Davide Cimolai (ITA)  France Rasteau
30 April Tour of Turkey, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  Turkey Pamukkale
3 May Tour of Turkey, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)  Turkey
13 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Jan Polanc (SLO)  Italy Abetone
15 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Italy Fiuggi
22 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 UCI World Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  Italy Jesolo
23 May Tour of Japan, Stage 6 UCI Asia Tour  Valerio Conti (ITA)  Japan Izu
24 May Tour of Japan, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)  Japan Tokyo
24 May Tour of Japan, Points classification UCI Asia Tour  Valerio Conti (ITA)  Japan
24 May Tour of Japan, Young rider classification UCI Asia Tour  Ilia Koshevoy (BLR)  Japan
27 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 UCI World Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)   Switzerland Lugano
12 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Rui Costa (POR)  France Villard-de-Lans
14 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)   Switzerland Risch-Rotkreuz
11 July Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour  Ilia Koshevoy (BLR)  China Xunhua
20 July Tour de France, Stage 16 UCI World Tour  Rubén Plaza (ESP)  France Gap
4 September Vuelta a España, Stage 13 UCI World Tour  Nelson Oliveira (POR)  Spain Tarazona
12 September Vuelta a España, Stage 20 UCI World Tour  Rubén Plaza (ESP)  Spain Cercedilla
19 September Memorial Marco Pantani UCI Europe Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Italy Cesenatico
22 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  China Haikou
23 October Tour of Hainan, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  China Chengmai
28 October Tour of Hainan, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  China
28 October Tour of Hainan, Points classification UCI Asia Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  China

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date Race Jersey Rider Country Location
11 February African Time Trial Championships  Tsgabu Grmay (ETH)  South Africa Wartburg
26 June Portuguese National Time Trial Championships  Nelson Oliveira (POR)  Portugal Braga
26 June Ethiopia National Time Trial Championships  Tsgabu Grmay (ETH)  Ethiopia Jimma
28 June Ethiopia National Road Race Championships  Tsgabu Grmay (ETH)  Ethiopia Jimma
28 June Portuguese National Road Race Championships  Rui Costa (POR)  Portugal Braga
28 June Slovenian National Road Race Championships  Luka Pibernik (SLO)  Slovenia Mirna Peč

References

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