Roberto Ferrari has signed a contract renewal which will give him the opportunity to race with Lampre-Merida until the end of the 2017 season.

Ferrari, pro since 2007 with 12 victories in his career,  was the cornerstone of the blue-fuchsia-green leadout train which gave the team many satisfactions in the season, especially in the Giro d’Italia with the two victories of Modolo.

“It’s special to continue my career in Lampre-Merida, I could not have ask for something better," Ferrari said. "In the past three seasons which I spent in the team, I appreciated the high level of the structure and the perfect group spirit and my profile as cyclist evolved to a role as lead-out rider for the sprints, in addition to some personal chances to battle for a top result.

"The two-year deal is something important, I’ll try to do my contribution to help the team to achieve as many successes as possible and to eventually obtain personal satisfactions”.

“Ferrari is a great guy for the group and he’s an important rider because he can play the double role of captain for the sprints and of leader of the leadout train," manager Brent Copeland said.

"There are few athletes like Roberto in the cycling world, that’s why it is so important for the team to have extended the deal with him for 2016 and 2017."