Japan Cup will be one of the races in which LAMPRE-MERIDA will participate in the late part of the season.

The Japanese race, which is scheduled for the 23rd of October in Utsonomiya, is a very important appointment for the blue-fuchsia-green team, which has won the race five times and obtained 2nd place with Ulissi in the 2015 edition.

The line-up which will be directed by Bruno Vicino and of a solid quality. The local hero Yukiya Arashiro and Manuele Mori (winner of the 2007 edition) will be the key riders and they'll be supported by three riders, Matteo Bono, Mattia Cattaneo and Simone Petilli, whose qualities suit the characteristics of the course very well.