# 2016 Lampre–Merida season

The 2016 season for Lampre–Merida began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI World Team, they were automatically invited, and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 29 March 2016
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 31) |
| Matteo Bono (ITA) | Matteo Bono (ITA) | (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 32) |
| Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 25) |
| Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 26) |
| Valerio Conti (ITA) | Valerio Conti (ITA) | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 22) |
| Mário Costa (POR) | Mário Costa (POR) | (1985-11-15)15 November 1985 (aged 30) |
| Rui Costa (POR) | Rui Costa (POR) | (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 29) |
| Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) | (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 28) |
| Chun Kai Feng (TWN) | Chun Kai Feng (TWN) | (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27) |
| Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 33) |
| Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 24) |
| Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) | Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) | (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 25) |
| Marko Kump (SLO) | Marko Kump (SLO) | (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 27) |
| Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 22) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 24) |
| Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 28) |
| Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 21) |
| Manuele Mori (ITA) | Manuele Mori (ITA) | (1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 35) |
| Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 35) |
| Simone Petilli (ITA) | Simone Petilli (ITA) | (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 22) |
| Luka Pibernik (SLO) | Luka Pibernik (SLO) | (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 (aged 22) |
| Jan Polanc (SLO) | Jan Polanc (SLO) | (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 23) |
| Edward Ravasi (ITA) | Edward Ravasi (ITA) | (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 21) |
| Oliviero Troia (ITA) | Oliviero Troia (ITA) | (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 21) |
| Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 26) |
| Xu Gang (CHN) | Xu Gang (CHN) | (1984-01-28)28 January 1984 (aged 32) |
| Federico Zurlo (ITA) | Federico Zurlo (ITA) | (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 22) |
* ↑ Masnada joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.
* ↑ Ravasi joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.
* ↑ Troia joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Team Colpack.
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar |
| Marko Kump | ex-pro (Adria Mobil) |
| Louis Meintjes | MTN–Qhubeka |
| Matej Mohorič | Cannondale–Garmin |
| Simone Petilli | neo-pro (Unieuro–Wilier) |
| Federico Zurlo | UnitedHealthcare |
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Niccolò Bonifazio | Trek–Segafredo |
| Nelson Oliveira | Movistar Team |
| Rubén Plaza | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| Filippo Pozzato | Southeast–Venezuela |
| Maximiliano Richeze | Etixx–Quick-Step |
| José Serpa | Retires |
| Rafael Valls | Lotto–Soudal |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 26 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Spain | Vilanova i la Geltrú |
| 24 April | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Turkey | Istanbul |
| 27 April | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Turkey | Alanya |
| 30 April | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 7 | UCI Europe Tour | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Turkey | Marmaris |
| 1 May | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Turkey | |
| 10 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Italy | Praia a Mare |
| 18 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 | UCI World Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Italy | Asolo |
| 30 May | Tour of Japan, Stage 2 | UCI Asia Tour | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Japan | Kyoto |
| 4 June | Tour of Japan, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour | Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | Japan | Izu |
| 18 June | Tour of Slovenia, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Slovenia | Celjska koca |
| 23 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour | Federico Zurlo (ITA) | China | Qingshizui |
| 26 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 9 | UCI Asia Tour | Marko Kump (SLO) | China | Tianshui |
| 27 July | Tour of Qinghai Lake, Stage 10 | UCI Asia Tour | Marko Kump (SLO) | China | Pingliang |
| 12 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Czech Republic | Uničov |
| 13 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Czech Republic | Šternberk |
| 14 August | Czech Cycling Tour, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Czech Republic | |
| 24 September | Eneco Tour, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Luka Pibernik (SLO) | Belgium | Lanaken |
| 27 October | Tour of Hainan, Stage 6 | UCI Asia Tour | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | China | Wuzhishan |
| 30 October | Tour of Hainan, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | China | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Przemysław Niemiec, Mario Costa, Roberto Ferrari, Federico Zurlo, Matej Mohorič, Oliviero Troia and Xu Gang