Bergamo (Italy), October 26th - Team BAHRAIN MERIDA rider Vincenzo Nibali checked into “Papa Giovanni XXIII” Hospital in Bergamo (Italy) this morning to have his left collarbone plate removed. The metal plate was installed after Rio Olympic Games crash in 2016, where Nibali suffered a double...
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Guilin 24th October – Team Bahrain-Merida finished the season with an impressive performance. Bonifazio challenged Fernando Gaviria(Quickstep) and took the second place in the bunch sprint, while our local star Mei-Yin won himself another most active rider with a 160 breakaway ride. From Bonifazio, our spriner...
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Guilin 23rd October – today's 212.2km course marks the longest stage of Tour of Guangxi in its first edition. Riders were experiencing the mountainous scenery with their average speed over 40km. Still, most of the sprinters survived at the climb. Sonny Colbrelli, our leader of the day, was among...
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Due to the crash of yesterday, Janez Brajkovic, who was meant to be our GC leader, will not start at today's race. Comments from Luca Pollastri, our medical doctor: "Brajkovic yesterday, during the crash, he had a cerebral concussion, so, to prevent any more important injury, we decide today...
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Nongla 22nd October – The fourth day of Tour of Guangxi is the first decisive stage for the GC, especially the last 3km to the mountain top finish. A bunch of riders took the lead and had a great fight on their way to Nongla...
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Nanning, 21st October – As expected, stage 3 Tour of Guangxi is another day for sprinters. Niccolò Bonifazio is our leader in the final, he took 4th place out of the favorites. "My feeling is very good, today is a fast stage, in the final, I tried to...
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Nanning, 20th October - Our local rider found his chance when Silvan Dillier(BMC) launched the attack around 30 kilometer. The 3-man breakaway once lead 4 and half minutes in front of the peloton. They were caught until the last 4 kilometer to go. "I felt happy,...
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“When you have a good sprinter in a team, you always have a chance to win.” “Unfortunately, Sonny missed the last corner, 1.5 kilometer to go, he lost his teammates. Tomorrow we have a good chance again, we will try it tomorrow, and we will try...
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BAHRAIN MERIDA Team looks forward to our last stage race in 2017 UCI World Tour calendar. From October 19th to 24th, Tour of Guangxi is a 6-stage race that leads us to one of the best famous tourist spots in China. We started from criterium...
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Cimetta di Codognè, 10th October – Hotel Calinferno in the beautiful region of Veneto hosted the Team BAHRAIN MERIDA from 8th to 10th of October. Athletes and members of staff gathered there to evaluate the first season and to plan for the next one, for...
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