2015 Lampre–Merida season

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.

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

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
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
19 FebruaryTrofeo LaiguegliaUCI Europe Tour Davide Cimolai (ITA) ItalyLaigueglia
20 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Rafael Valls (ESP) OmanJabal al Akhdar
22 FebruaryTour of Oman, OverallUCI Asia Tour Rafael Valls (ESP) Oman
1 MarchGran Premio di LuganoUCI Europe Tour Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)  SwitzerlandLugano
13 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 5UCI World Tour Davide Cimolai (ITA) ItalyRasteau
30 AprilTour of Turkey, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) TurkeyPamukkale
3 MayTour of Turkey, OverallUCI Europe Tour Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) Turkey
13 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 5UCI World Tour Jan Polanc (SLO) ItalyAbetone
15 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 7UCI World Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA) ItalyFiuggi
22 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 13UCI World Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) ItalyJesolo
23 MayTour of Japan, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour Valerio Conti (ITA) JapanIzu
24 MayTour of Japan, Stage 7UCI Asia Tour Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) JapanTokyo
24 MayTour of Japan, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour Valerio Conti (ITA) Japan
24 MayTour of Japan, Young rider classificationUCI Asia Tour Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) Japan
27 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 17UCI World Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA)  SwitzerlandLugano
12 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6UCI World Tour Rui Costa (POR) FranceVillard-de-Lans
14 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 2UCI World Tour Kristijan Đurasek (CRO)  SwitzerlandRisch-Rotkreuz
11 JulyTour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 7UCI Asia Tour Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) ChinaXunhua
20 JulyTour de France, Stage 16UCI World Tour Rubén Plaza (ESP) FranceGap
4 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 13UCI World Tour Nelson Oliveira (POR) SpainTarazona
12 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 20UCI World Tour Rubén Plaza (ESP) SpainCercedilla
19 SeptemberMemorial Marco PantaniUCI Europe Tour Diego Ulissi (ITA) ItalyCesenatico
22 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) ChinaHaikou
23 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) ChinaChengmai
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, OverallUCI Asia Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) China
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour Sacha Modolo (ITA) China

National, Continental and World champions 2015
DateRaceJerseyRiderCountryLocation
11 FebruaryAfrican Time Trial Championships Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) South AfricaWartburg
26 JunePortuguese National Time Trial Championships Nelson Oliveira (POR) PortugalBraga
26 JuneEthiopia National Time Trial Championships Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) EthiopiaJimma
28 JuneEthiopia National Road Race Championships Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) EthiopiaJimma
28 JunePortuguese National Road Race Championships Rui Costa (POR) PortugalBraga
28 JuneSlovenian National Road Race Championships Luka Pibernik (SLO) SloveniaMirna Peč

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