2021 Team Bahrain Victorious season

The 2021 season for Team Bahrain Victorious is the fifth season in the team's existence, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam. After just one year, British car manufacturer McLaren decided to withdraw from its co-title sponsorship, citing a desire to "focus on motorsport after the uncertainty caused ... by the coronavirus pandemic."[1][2]

Team Bahrain Victorious
2021 season
UCI codeTBV
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerBrent Copeland
BasedBahrain
BicyclesMerida
GroupsetShimano

Team roster
As of 18 December 2020.[3][4]
Rider Date of birth
 Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 36)
 Phil Bauhaus (GER) (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 26)
 Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 30)
 Santiago Buitrago (COL) (1999-09-26)26 September 1999 (aged 21)
 Eros Capecchi (ITA) (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 34)
 Damiano Caruso (ITA) (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 33)
 Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 30)
 Feng Chun-kai (TWN) (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 32)
 Scott Davies (GBR) (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 25)
 Jack Haig (AUS) (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27)
 Marco Haller (AUT) (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 29)
 Heinrich Haussler (AUS) (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 (aged 36)
 Kevin Inkelaar (NED) (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 23)
 Mikel Landa (ESP) (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Ahmed Madan (BHR) (2000-08-25)25 August 2000 (aged 20)
 Gino Mäder (SUI) (1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 23)
 Jonathan Milan (ITA) (2000-10-01)1 October 2000 (aged 20)
 Matej Mohorič (SLO) (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 26)
 Domen Novak (SLO) (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 25)
 Mark Padun (UKR) (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 24)
 Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 30)
 Wout Poels (NED) (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 33)
 Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 38)
 Dylan Teuns (BEL) (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 28)
 Jan Tratnik (SLO) (1990-02-23)23 February 1990 (aged 30)
 Rafael Valls (ESP) (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 (aged 33)
 Stephen Williams (GBR) (1996-06-09)9 June 1996 (aged 24)
 Alfred Wright (GBR) (1999-06-13)13 June 1999 (aged 21)

    Season victories
    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation

    National, Continental and World champions
    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation

    Footnotes

      References
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