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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 undergoes surgery in Italy

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: 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...