2018 Team Bahrain–Merida season

The 2018 Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling season was the second 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.

Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling Team
2018 season
UCI codeTBM
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerBrent Copeland
BasedBahrain
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages16
National Championships2

Team roster
As of 17 March 2018.
Rider Date of birth
 Valerio Agnoli (ITA) (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 33)
 Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 33)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 31)
 Grega Bole (SLO) (1985-08-13)13 August 1985 (aged 32)
 Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 24)
 Borut Božič (SLO) (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 37)
 Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 27)
 Feng Chun-kai (TWN) (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 29)
 Iván García (ESP) (1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 22)
 Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) (1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 35)
 Heinrich Haussler (AUS) (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 (aged 34)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 30)
 Ion Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 29)
 Kristijan Koren (SLO) (1986-11-25)25 November 1986 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Matej Mohorič (SLO) (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 23)
 Ramūnas Navardauskas (LTU) (1988-01-30)30 January 1988 (aged 30)
 Antonio Nibali (ITA) (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 25)
 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 33)
 Domen Novak (SLO) (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 22)
 Mark Padun (UKR) (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 21)
 Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (1978-01-15)15 January 1978 (aged 40)
 David Per (SLO) (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 23)
 Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 27)
 Luka Pibernik (SLO) (1993-10-23)23 October 1993 (aged 24)
 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 35)
 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) (1982-08-09)9 August 1982 (aged 35)
 Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 35)
 Wang Meiyin (CHN) (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 (aged 29)


    Season victories
    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    9 FebruaryDubai Tour, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) United Arab EmiratesHatta Dam
    4 MarchGP Industria & ArtigianatoUCI Europe Tour Matej Mohorič (SLO) ItalyLarciano
    17 MarchMilan–San RemoUCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Italy
    17 AprilTour of Croatia, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) CroatiaKoprivnica
    19 AprilTour of Croatia, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) CroatiaSveti Jure - Biokovo
    20 AprilTour of the Alps, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Mark Padun (UKR) AustriaInnsbruck
    21 AprilTour of Croatia, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Manuele Boaro (ITA) CroatiaUčka
    22 AprilTour of Croatia, Overall classificationUCI Europe Tour Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) Croatia
    15 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 10UCI World Tour Matej Mohorič (SLO) ItalyGualdo Tadino
    22 MayTour of Japan, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Grega Bole (SLO) JapanInabe
    26 MayTour of Japan, Stage 7UCI Asia Tour Grega Bole (SLO) JapanIzu
    1 JuneHammer Sportzone Limburg, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Netherlands
    3 JuneGran Premio di LuganoUCI Europe Tour Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT)  Switzerland
    11 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 3UCI World Tour Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) ItalyGansingen
    7 JulyTour of Austria, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Matej Mohorič (SLO) AustriaFeldkirch
    8 JulyTour of Austria, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Giovanni Visconti (ITA) AustriaFulpmes / Telfes
    10 JulyTour of Austria, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Giovanni Visconti (ITA) AustriaPrägraten
    13 JulyTour of Austria, Stage 7UCI Europe Tour Antonio Nibali (ITA) AustriaSonntagberg
    14 JulyTour of Austria, Stage 8UCI Europe Tour Giovanni Visconti (ITA) AustriaWels
    19 AugustBinckBank Tour, Overall classificationUCI World Tour Matej Mohorič (SLO) Belgium
     Netherlands
    25 AugustDeutschland Tour, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Matej Mohorič (SLO) GermanyMerzig
    26 AugustDeutschland Tour, Overall classificationUCI Europe Tour Matej Mohorič (SLO) Germany
    16 SeptemberCoppa BernocchiUCI Europe Tour Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Italy

    National, Continental and World champions 2018
    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    24 JuneSpanish National Road Race Championships
    		 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) SpainBenicassim
    24 JuneSlovenian National Road Race Championships
    		 Matej Mohorič (SLO) SloveniaMirna Peč

    References
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    2. "Kristijan Koren is joining BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team". teambahrainmerida.com. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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