BAHRAIN - MERIDA RIDERS & NEWS

Domenico Pozzovivo and Izagirre brothers to lead Bahrain-Merida in TDU
Domenico Pozzovivo, Ion and Gorka Izagirre will lead Bahrain-Merida in the opening race of the season, the Tour Down Under. Read more...
Domenico Pozzovivo, Ion and Gorka Izagirre will lead Bahrain-Merida in the opening race of the season, the Tour Down Under. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali: You only need a few puffs of Salbutamol to feel good
Vincenco Nibali of Bahrain-Merida does not understand how Chris Froome could have exceeded the Salbutamol limit, saying that only a few puffs are enough to feel better. Read more...
Vincenco Nibali of Bahrain-Merida does not understand how Chris Froome could have exceeded the Salbutamol limit, saying that only a few puffs are enough to feel better. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali: If Chris Froome's positive is confirmed, it won't give me much joy
Vincenzo Nibali has reacted to the news of the adverse result in Chris Froome's tests during the 2017 Vuelta a España with skepticism. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali has reacted to the news of the adverse result in Chris Froome's tests during the 2017 Vuelta a España with skepticism. Read more...

Gazzetta: Vincenzo Nibali to skip Giro d'Italia in favour of the Tour de France
Bahrain-Merida's Vincenzo Nibali has chosen to skip the 2018 Giro d'Italia and focus on the Tour de France. Read more...
Bahrain-Merida's Vincenzo Nibali has chosen to skip the 2018 Giro d'Italia and focus on the Tour de France. Read more...

Vuelta a San Juan confirms first riders for 2018 edition
The Argentinean Vuelta a San Juan will have the participation of seven WorldTour teams and has confirmed the participation of some of the most prominent riders of the peloton. Read more...
The Argentinean Vuelta a San Juan will have the participation of seven WorldTour teams and has confirmed the participation of some of the most prominent riders of the peloton. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali wins Italian Giglio d'Oro for the sixth time in his career
Vincenzo Nibali of Bahrain-Merida has won the Italian Cyclist of the Year award for the sixth time in his career. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali of Bahrain-Merida has won the Italian Cyclist of the Year award for the sixth time in his career. Read more...

Mark Padun lands first professional contract with Bahrain-Merida
Bahrain-Merida has signed neo-pro Mark Padun. The Ukrainian takes a step from the squad's development team and lands his first professional contract. Read more...
Bahrain-Merida has signed neo-pro Mark Padun. The Ukrainian takes a step from the squad's development team and lands his first professional contract. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali: Next year I will do the Ardennes classics
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) is taking a rest before preparing a 2018 season of which he already knows some of the races he will take part in. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) is taking a rest before preparing a 2018 season of which he already knows some of the races he will take part in. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali undergoes surgery in Italy
Bahrain-Merida's Vincenzo Nibali has successfully undergone a collarbone plate removal surgery. Read more...
Bahrain-Merida's Vincenzo Nibali has successfully undergone a collarbone plate removal surgery. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali's 2018 will be focused on World Championships
Vincenzo Nibali is going to focus his 2018 season on the objective of taking the Rainbow Jersey at the World Championships of Innsbruck. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali is going to focus his 2018 season on the objective of taking the Rainbow Jersey at the World Championships of Innsbruck. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali: A win in a Monument has a higher value than a stage in a Grand Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has taken his second victory in Il Lombardia on a day in which he felt confident about his performance. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has taken his second victory in Il Lombardia on a day in which he felt confident about his performance. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali takes his second victory at Il Lombardia
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has won Il Lombardia. The rider attacked at around 15 kilometres from the finish line and managed to arrive at the finish on his own. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has won Il Lombardia. The rider attacked at around 15 kilometres from the finish line and managed to arrive at the finish on his own. Read more...

Tsgabu Grmay and Nicola Conci join Trek-Segafredo
Trek-Segafredo has announced the signings of Tsgabu Grmay of Bahrain-Merida and Nicola Conci, who currently represents the team as a stagiaire. Read more...
Trek-Segafredo has announced the signings of Tsgabu Grmay of Bahrain-Merida and Nicola Conci, who currently represents the team as a stagiaire. Read more...

Giovanni Visconti victorious at Giro dell'Emilia
Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain-Merida) has won the Giro dell'Emilia. The Italian crossed the finish line on his own after an attack in the last 15 kilometres of the race. Read more...
Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain-Merida) has won the Giro dell'Emilia. The Italian crossed the finish line on his own after an attack in the last 15 kilometres of the race. Read more...

Bahrain-Merida already looking at 2018 season
Bahrain-Merida is already thinking about the 2018 season by starting to plan for the races the team will face. Read more...
Bahrain-Merida is already thinking about the 2018 season by starting to plan for the races the team will face. Read more...

Sonny Colbrelli victorious in Coppa Bernocchi
Italian Sonny Colbrelli has won the 99th edition of the Coppa Bernocchi. At the finish in Legnano, the Bahrain-Merida rider beat Canadian Guillaume Boivin to take the victory. Read more...
Italian Sonny Colbrelli has won the 99th edition of the Coppa Bernocchi. At the finish in Legnano, the Bahrain-Merida rider beat Canadian Guillaume Boivin to take the victory. Read more...

Ramunas Navardauskas successfully undergoes heart surgery
Ramunas Navardauskas of Bahrain-Merida has undergone surgery to treat a cardiac arrhythmia. The rider is successfully recovering. Read more...
Ramunas Navardauskas of Bahrain-Merida has undergone surgery to treat a cardiac arrhythmia. The rider is successfully recovering. Read more...

Bahrain-Merida signs Domenico Pozzovivo
Bahrain-Merida has signed Domenico Pozzovivo. The Italian rider of AG2R La Mondiale will transfer for two seasons at the start of 2018. Read more...
Bahrain-Merida has signed Domenico Pozzovivo. The Italian rider of AG2R La Mondiale will transfer for two seasons at the start of 2018. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Vincenzo Nibali: This is a good start
Bahrain-Merida leader Vincenzo Nibali won the third stage of the Vuelta a España on Monday and believes that this victory can be a good foundation to build on. Read more...
Bahrain-Merida leader Vincenzo Nibali won the third stage of the Vuelta a España on Monday and believes that this victory can be a good foundation to build on. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali conquers first mountain test, Chris Froome leads GC
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has won the third stage of the Vuelta a España. The rider was the fastest in the final sprint against the other race favourites. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has won the third stage of the Vuelta a España. The rider was the fastest in the final sprint against the other race favourites. Read more...

Bahrain-Merida ready to conquer Vuelta a España with Vincenzo Nibali
Vincenzo Nibali will be the leader of Bahrain-Merida in the upcoming Vuelta a España. The Italian will try to repeat his success of the 2010 edition of the Spanish Grand Tour. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali will be the leader of Bahrain-Merida in the upcoming Vuelta a España. The Italian will try to repeat his success of the 2010 edition of the Spanish Grand Tour. Read more...

Matej Mohoric signs with Bahrain-Merida
UAE-Team Emirates' Matej Mohoric is joining Bahrain-Merida at the start of the 2018 season. The rider is set to improve his skills at the team. Read more...
UAE-Team Emirates' Matej Mohoric is joining Bahrain-Merida at the start of the 2018 season. The rider is set to improve his skills at the team. Read more...

Gorka Izagirre joins brother Ion at Bahrain-Merida
Spanish rider Gorka Izagirre is set to leave Movistar to join his brother Ion at Bahrain-Merida at the start of the 2018 season. Read more...
Spanish rider Gorka Izagirre is set to leave Movistar to join his brother Ion at Bahrain-Merida at the start of the 2018 season. Read more...

Ion Izagirre: My season is over but I will return stronger
Ion Izagirre (Bahrain Merida) has given a press conference in San Sebastian to talk about his injury, recovery and what the future will bring. Read more...
Ion Izagirre (Bahrain Merida) has given a press conference in San Sebastian to talk about his injury, recovery and what the future will bring. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali leads Bahrain-Merida at Tour de Pologne
Vincenzo Nibali will take part in the Tour de Pologne as a final preparation for the upcoming Vuelta a España. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali will take part in the Tour de Pologne as a final preparation for the upcoming Vuelta a España. Read more...

Ion Izagirre heads back to Spain to continue recovery
Bahrain-Merida's Ion Izagirre has left the hospital in Düsseldorf and is heading to Spain to finish his recovery at home. The rider suffered a lumbar fracture in a crash in the Tou Read more...
Bahrain-Merida's Ion Izagirre has left the hospital in Düsseldorf and is heading to Spain to finish his recovery at home. The rider suffered a lumbar fracture in a crash in the Tou Read more...

Ion Izagirre undergoes successful surgery
Spanish rider Ion Izagirre has undergone successful surgery on the lumbar vertebral fracture he suffered during a crash in the opening time trial of the Tour de France. Read more...
Spanish rider Ion Izagirre has undergone successful surgery on the lumbar vertebral fracture he suffered during a crash in the opening time trial of the Tour de France. Read more...

Ion Izagirre suffers lumbar fracture in Tour de France crash
Ion Izagirre of Team Bahrain-Merida has suffered a lumbar fracture in a crash at the opening time trial of the Tour de France on Saturday. Read more...
Ion Izagirre of Team Bahrain-Merida has suffered a lumbar fracture in a crash at the opening time trial of the Tour de France on Saturday. Read more...

Bahrain-Merida squad ready for first Tour de France
Bahrain-Merida will face the Tour de France for the first time and they will do so with two leaders. Read more...
Bahrain-Merida will face the Tour de France for the first time and they will do so with two leaders. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali wins controversial stage at Giro d'Italia
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia. In a controversial stage, the Shark crossed the finish line ahead of Mikel Landa. Read more...
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia. In a controversial stage, the Shark crossed the finish line ahead of Mikel Landa. Read more...

Sonny Colbrelli wins the Brabantse Pijl
Bahrain-Merida's Sonny Colbrelli has won the Brabantse Pijl. The Italian rider was the fastest in the final sprint in the Belgian city of Overijse. Read more...
Bahrain-Merida's Sonny Colbrelli has won the Brabantse Pijl. The Italian rider was the fastest in the final sprint in the Belgian city of Overijse. Read more...

Paris-Nice: Sonny Colbrelli wins stage, Arnaud Demare keeps GC lead
Sonny Colbrelli has taken the victory in the second stage of the 2017 Paris Nice. Read more...
Sonny Colbrelli has taken the victory in the second stage of the 2017 Paris Nice. Read more...

Ramunas Navardauskas wins and leads in Vuelta a San Juan
Lithuanian Ramunas Navardauskas of Bahrain-Merida has handed his team its very first win in professional cycling by clocking the best time in the Vuelta a San Juan time trial. Read more...
Lithuanian Ramunas Navardauskas of Bahrain-Merida has handed his team its very first win in professional cycling by clocking the best time in the Vuelta a San Juan time trial. Read more...

Vincenzo Nibali praises Nairo Quintana's attempt at Giro-Tour double
Giro d'Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali has praised Movistar's Nairo Quintana for targeting the Italian race and the Tour de France in the same year. Read more...
Giro d'Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali has praised Movistar's Nairo Quintana for targeting the Italian race and the Tour de France in the same year. Read more...

2017 WorldTour teams preview: Bahrain-Merida
As CyclingPub previews all 18 UCI WorldTour teams for the coming season, we now take a look at one of its latest additions: Bahrain-Merida. Read more...
As CyclingPub previews all 18 UCI WorldTour teams for the coming season, we now take a look at one of its latest additions: Bahrain-Merida. Read more...