Only one rider in LAMPRE-MERIDA's roster is preparing the participation in a race, Asian rider Chun Kai Feng who'll take part in the Taiwanese championships during the weekend. Feng will try to defend the Taiwanese title with the positive motivation gained by the renewal of the contract for 2016 with Team LAMPRE-MERIDA.
 

The Asian rider will be a member of the blue-fuchsia-green roster in the next season too.

In 2015, the twenty-seven-year-old athlete was a man of records for Asian cycling, being the first Taiwanese rider to race in the World Tour and to participate in Paris-Roubaix (photo Bettini). The importance of the performances of Feng in Asia could be better understood by considering that his participation in the cobblestone classic was on the front page of newspaper United Daily which is sold in 1.650.000 copies, confirming that Feng is a true sports star in Asia.

The sport directors and the teammates appreciated the constant support given by Feng during the races and his commitment in achieving the target which were assigned to him, both in support of the captains and in trying to join the breakaways.

"I'm very happy for the renewal of the contract. My first goal for the 2015 was to obtain the sport confidence from my team mates, from the sport directors and from the sponsors. I think I achieved my goal," Feng said. "I trained hard every day, I tried to learn as much as possible from my team mates and from the sports directors in order to bridge the gap to the WorldTour level: it was great to work with such good friends and colleagues, so it's something so good to have the opportunity to go on in my improving course in 2016."

Team manager Brent Copeland explained that: "Feng always gave his best to achieve the target given to him from the team. During the season, we received feedbacks about his cycling qualities which confirmed his good level of skills. That's why we think that, by increasing his experience in the WorldTour world, he'll be able to realize even better performances and be even more important for the team.

"The expectations for Feng in Asia are very high. He's a cycling icon, but he manages this popularity and the pressure well."