Team Bahrain Victorious

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Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling Team
File:Bahrain–Merida logo.png
Team information
UCI codeTBM
RegisteredBahrain
Founded2017
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI WorldTeam
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Brent Copeland
Team name history
2017–
Bahrain–Merida
Current season

Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling Team is a UCI WorldTeam cycling team from Bahrain which was founded in 2017.[1]

History

The idea from a Bahrain Pro Cycling team was started in August 2016 by Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa.[2] The team is financed by the government of Bahrain to promote the country worldwide.

Team roster

Rider Date of birth
 Valerio Agnoli[3] (ITA) (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 39)
 Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 39)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12) 12 March 1987 (age 37)
 Grega Bole[4] (SLO) (1985-08-13) 13 August 1985 (age 38)
 Niccolò Bonifazio[5] (ITA) (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 30)
 Borut Božič (SLO) (1980-08-08) 8 August 1980 (age 43)
 Janez Brajkovic (SLO) (1983-12-18) 18 December 1983 (age 40)
 Ondrej Cink (CZE) (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 33)
 Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 34)
 Ivan Garcia Cortina[6] (ESP) (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 28)
 Chun Kai Feng (TWN) (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27)
 Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) (1982-03-22) 22 March 1982 (age 42)
 Tsgabu Grmay[7] (ETH) (1991-08-25) 25 August 1991 (age 32)
 Heinrich Haussler[4] (AUS) (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 40)
Rider Date of birth
 Jon Ander Insausti (ESP) (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992 (age 31)
 Ion Izagirre[8] (ESP) (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35)
 Wang Meiyin (CHN) (1988-12-26) 26 December 1988 (age 35)
 Javier Moreno[8] (ESP) (1984-07-18) 18 July 1984 (age 39)
 Ramunas Navardauskas[7] (LTU) (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 35)
 Antonio Nibali (ITA) (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31)
 Vincenzo Nibali[9] (ITA) (1984-11-14) 14 November 1984 (age 39)
 Domen Novak (SLO) (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 28)
 Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (1978-01-15) 15 January 1978 (age 46)[10]
 David Per (SLO) (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)
 Luka Pibernik (SLO) (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 30)
 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) (1982-08-09) 9 August 1982 (age 41)
 Giovanni Visconti[11] (ITA) (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 (age 41)

Major results

2017
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Vuelta a San Juan, Ramunas Navardauskas
1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice, Sonny Colbrelli

References

  1. ^ "Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling Team 2017 season". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Who is really behind the Bahrain-Merida team? - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  3. ^ "Agnoli follows Nibali to Bahrain-Merida - Cyclingnews.com".
  4. ^ a b "Haussler and Bole sign for Bahrain Merida - Cyclingnews.com".
  5. ^ "Bonifazio leaves Trek-Segafredo for Bahrain Merida - Cyclingnews.com".
  6. ^ "Bahrain-Merida continue recruitement with signing of Ivan Garcia Cortina - Cyclingnews.com".
  7. ^ a b http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/navardauskas-and-grmay-join-bahrain-merid91
  8. ^ a b "Ion Izagirre set to break Movistar contract and join Bahrain Merida - Cyclingnews.com".
  9. ^ "Vincenzo Nibali off to Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team".
  10. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/franco-pellizotti-joins-nibali-at-bahrain-merida/
  11. ^ "radsport-news.com - Gallerie".

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