2014 Lampre–Merida season

The 2014 season for Lampre–Merida began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Lampre–Merida
2014 season
The team at the 2014 Tour de San Luis.
UCI codeLAM
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerGiuseppe Saronni
Main sponsor(s)Lampre & Merida
BasedItaly
BicyclesMerida
Groupset?
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages17
National Championships2
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Team roster

As of 30 January 2014[1]
RiderDate of birth
 Winner Anacona (COL) (1988-08-11)11 August 1988 (aged 25)
 Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 20)
 Matteo Bono (ITA) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 30)
 Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 23)
 Davide Cimolai (ITA) (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 24)
 Valerio Conti (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 20)
 Rui Costa (POR) (1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 27)
 Damiano Cunego (ITA) (1981-09-19)19 September 1981 (aged 32)
 Luca Dodi (ITA) (1987-05-26)26 May 1987 (aged 26)
 Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) (1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 26)
 Elia Favilli (ITA) (1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 24)
 Roberto Ferrari (ITA) (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 30)
 Chris Horner (USA) (1971-10-23)23 October 1971 (aged 42)
RiderDate of birth
 Sacha Modolo (ITA) (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 26)
 Manuele Mori (ITA) (1980-08-09)9 August 1980 (aged 33)
 Przemysław Niemiec (POL) (1980-04-11)11 April 1980 (aged 33)
 Nelson Oliveira (POR) (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 24)
 Andrea Palini (ITA) (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 24)
 Jan Polanc (SLO) (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 21)
 Filippo Pozzato (ITA) (1981-09-10)10 September 1981 (aged 32)
 Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 30)
 José Serpa (COL) (1979-04-17)17 April 1979 (aged 34)
 Diego Ulissi (ITA) (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (aged 24)
 Rafael Valls (ESP) (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 26)
 Luca Wackermann (ITA) (1992-03-13)13 March 1992 (aged 21)
 Xu Gang (CHN) (1984-01-28)28 January 1984 (aged 29)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
22 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 2UCI World Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  AustraliaStirling
26 JanuaryTour de San Luis, Stage 7UCI America Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  ArgentinaTerrazas del Portezuelo [es]
9 FebruaryTrofeo Palma de MallorcaUCI Europe Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  SpainPalma de Mallorca
10 FebruaryTrofeo Ses SalinesUCI Europe Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  SpainSantanyí
19 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  PortugalAlbufeira
21 FebruaryTrofeo LaiguegliaUCI Europe Tour  José Serpa (COL)  ItalyLiguria
23 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour  Rui Costa (POR)  Portugal
23 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1]  Portugal
6 MarchGran Premio Città di CamaioreUCI Europe Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  ItalyCamaiore
2 AprilThree Days of De Panne, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  BelgiumKoksijdeOostduinkerke
3 AprilThree Days of De Panne, Stage 3aUCI Europe Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  BelgiumDe Panne
3 AprilThree Days of De Panne, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  Belgium
14 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 5UCI World Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  ItalyViggiano
17 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 8UCI World Tour  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  ItalyMontecopiolo
25 MayTour of Japan, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)  JapanTokyo
18 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 5UCI World Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)   SwitzerlandBüren an der Aare
22 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 9UCI World Tour  Rui Costa (POR)   SwitzerlandSaas-Fee
22 JuneTour de Suisse, OverallUCI World Tour  Rui Costa (POR)   Switzerland
10 AugustTour of Utah, Teams classificationUCI America Tour[N 2]  United States
31 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 9UCI World Tour  Winner Anacona (COL)  SpainAramón Valdelinares
7 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 15UCI World Tour  Przemysław Niemiec (POL)  SpainLagos de Covadonga
17 SeptemberCoppa Ugo AgostoniUCI Europe Tour  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)  ItalyLissone
12 OctoberGran Premio Bruno BeghelliUCI Europe Tour  Valerio Conti (ITA)  ItalyMonteveglio
14 OctoberTour of Beijing, Stage 5UCI World Tour  Sacha Modolo (ITA)  ChinaBird's Nest Piazza
21 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)  ChinaHaikou
24 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 5UCI Asia Tour  Andrea Palini (ITA)  ChinaSanya
25 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)  ChinaDongfang
27 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 8UCI Asia Tour  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)  ChinaDanzhou
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)  China

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