# 2017 Team Bahrain–Merida season

The 2017 Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling season was the first season of the Bahrain–Merida team, which was founded in 2016. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour, and their season began in January with the Tour Down Under.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2017.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 31) |
| Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 32) |
| Manuele Boaro (ITA) | Manuele Boaro (ITA) | (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 29) |
| Grega Bole (SLO) | Grega Bole (SLO) | (1985-08-13)13 August 1985 (aged 31) |
| Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 23) |
| Borut Božič (SLO) | Borut Božič (SLO) | (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 36) |
| Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | (1983-12-18)18 December 1983 (aged 33) |
| Ondřej Cink (CZE) | Ondřej Cink (CZE) | (1990-12-07)7 December 1990 (aged 26) |
| Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 26) |
| Chun-kai Feng (TWN) | Chun-kai Feng (TWN) | (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 28) |
| Iván García (ESP) | Iván García (ESP) | (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 21) |
| Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | (1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 34) |
| Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 25) |
| Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 (aged 32) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Jon Ander Insausti (ESP) | Jon Ander Insausti (ESP) | (1982-12-13)13 December 1982 (aged 34) |
| Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 27) |
| Javier Moreno (ESP) | Javier Moreno (ESP) | (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 32) |
| Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | (1988-01-30)30 January 1988 (aged 28) |
| Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 24) |
| Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 32) |
| Domen Novak (SLO) | Domen Novak (SLO) | (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 21) |
| Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | (1978-01-15)15 January 1978 (aged 38) |
| David Per (SLO) | David Per (SLO) | (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 21) |
| Luka Pibernik (SLO) | Luka Pibernik (SLO) | (1993-10-23)23 October 1993 (aged 23) |
| Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | (1982-08-09)9 August 1982 (aged 34) |
| Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) | (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 33) |
| Wang Meiyin (CHN) | Wang Meiyin (CHN) | (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 (aged 28) |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Valerio Agnoli | Astana |
| Yukiya Arashiro | Lampre–Merida |
| Manuele Boaro | Tinkoff |
| Grega Bole | Lampre–Merida |
| Niccolò Bonifazio | Trek–Segafredo |
| Borut Božič | Cofidis |
| Janez Brajkovič | UnitedHealthcare |
| Ondřej Cink | neo-pro |
| Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani–CSF |
| Feng Chun-kai | Lampre–Merida |
| Iván García | Klein Constantia |
| Enrico Gasparotto | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Tsgabu Grmay | Lampre–Merida |
| Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Jon Ander Insausti | Euskadi Basque Country–Murias |
| Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team |
| Javier Moreno | Movistar Team |
| Ramūnas Navardauskas | Cannondale–Drapac |
| Antonio Nibali | Nippo–Vini Fantini |
| Vincenzo Nibali | Astana |
| Domen Novak | Adria Mobil |
| Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
| David Per | Adria Mobil |
| Luka Pibernik | Lampre–Merida |
| Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Team Dimension Data |
| Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team |
| Wang Meiyin | Wisdom–Hengxiang Cycling Team |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 25 January | Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 3 | UCI America Tour | Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) | Argentina | San Juan |
| 29 January | Vuelta a San Juan, Teams classification | UCI America Tour | | Argentina | |
| 6 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | France | Amilly |
| 8 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Spain | |
| 12 April | Brabantse Pijl | UCI Europe Tour | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Belgium | Overijse |
| 23 April | Tour of Croatia, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Croatia | |
| 23 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 16 | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | Bormio |
| 28 May | Tour of Japan, Stage 8 | UCI Asia Tour | Jon Ander Insausti (ESP) | Japan | Tokyo |
| 28 May | Tour of Japan, Youth classification | UCI Asia Tour | Domen Novak (SLO) | Japan | Tokyo |

## National, Continental and World champions 2017

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 23 June | Ethiopian National Time Trial Champion | | Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | Ethiopia | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Vincenzo Nibali, Valerio Agnoli, Manuele Boaro, Ramūnas Navardauskas, Franco Pellizotti and Kanstantsin Sivtsov
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Ion Izagirre, Yukiya Arashiro, Grega Bole, Ondřej Cink, Tsgabu Grmay, Antonio Nibali, Janez Brajkovič and Giovanni Visconti