In Milan, at the headquarter of Gruppo Koelliker, which is the supplier of Mitsubishi cars of Team LAMPRE-MERIDA, the blue-fuchsia-green team unveiled the names of the 9 riders who'll participate in the Giro d'Italia which will start from Apeldoorn (Holland) on Friday and will end in Turin on Sunday, May 29.
This is the line-up of LAMPRE-MERIDA for the Pink Race:
- Valerio Conti, born in 1993, Italian, debutant, climber
- Roberto Ferrari, born in 1983, Italian, 5 participations and 1 stage victory, sprinter
- Ilia Koshevoy, born in 1991, Byelorussian, debutant, climber
- Sacha Modolo, born in 1987, Italian, 5 participations and 2 stage victories, sprinter
- Matej Mohoric, born in 1994, Slovenian, debutant, fast rouleur
- Manuele Mori, born in 1980, Italian, 7 participations, fast climber
- Przemyslaw Niemiec, born in 1979, Polish, 6 participations, climber
- Simone Petilli, born in 1993, Italian, debutant, climber
- Diego Ulissi, born in 1989, Italian, 4 participations and 4 stage victories, fast climber
The team will be directed by Orlando Maini and Mario Scirea, who'll be supported by Daniele Righi.
The selected athletes will represent four nations (Italy, Belarus, Slovenia and Poland); the average age is 27,5 years old (Mohoric the youngest, he's 21; Niemiec the oldest, he's 36); Mori took part in 7 edition of the Giro. The team have obtained a total of 7 stage victories (4 Ulissi, 2 Modolo, 1 Ferrari).
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