# 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.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2015
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 21) |
| Matteo Bono (ITA) | Matteo Bono (ITA) | (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 31) |
| Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 24) |
| Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 25) |
| Valerio Conti (ITA) | Valerio Conti (ITA) | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 21) |
| Mário Costa (POR) | Mário Costa (POR) | (1985-11-15)15 November 1985 (aged 29) |
| Rui Costa (POR) | Rui Costa (POR) | (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 28) |
| Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 27) |
| Chun Kai Feng (TWN) | Chun Kai Feng (TWN) | (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 26) |
| Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 31) |
| Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 23) |
| Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) | Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) | (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 23) |
| Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Manuele Mori (ITA) | Manuele Mori (ITA) | (1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 34) |
| Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 34) |
| Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 25) |
| Luka Pibernik (SLO) | Luka Pibernik (SLO) | (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 21) |
| Rubén Plaza (ESP) | Rubén Plaza (ESP) | (1980-12-29)29 December 1980 (aged 34) |
| Jan Polanc (SLO) | Jan Polanc (SLO) | (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 22) |
| Filippo Pozzato (ITA) | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) | (1981-09-10)10 September 1981 (aged 33) |
| Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 30) |
| José Serpa (COL) | José Serpa (COL) | (1979-04-17)17 April 1979 (aged 35) |
| Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 25) |
| Rafael Valls (ESP) | Rafael Valls (ESP) | (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 27) |
| Xu Gang (CHN) | Xu Gang (CHN) | (1984-01-28)28 January 1984 (aged 30) |
| 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 |
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Winner Anacona | Movistar Team |
| Damiano Cunego | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| Luca Dodi | |
| Elia Favilli | SouthEast |
| Chris Horner | Airgas-Safeway |
| Andrea Palini | Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling |
| Luca Wackermann | SouthEast |

## 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 | 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 |