Lampre-Merida are ready for their debut in the Tour of Hainan. The team will line up three sprinters that are led by Roberto Ferrari.
Lampre-Merida. will extend its experiences in the world, racing for the first time in its history on the Chinese island of Hainan. The blue-fuchsia-green team will take part in the stage race Tour of Hainan (category 2.HC) from the 20th to the 28th of October: 9 stages, most of them suitable for sprinters that Lampre-Merida will face with a line-up made up of Niccolò Bonifazio, Matteo Bono, Roberto Ferrari, Manuele Mori, Andrea Palini and Xu Gang.
Hainan is an island located in the South China Sea and recently became a tourist location thanks to the good climate.
"Our targets for Hainan will be to honour the debut in this race and to give satisfactions to our Asian sponsors that support us with a huge passion," sports director Simone Pedrazini said. "The course will offer the sprinters many opportunities, so we'll try to exploit the qualities of Bonifazio, Ferrari and Palini. Mori and Xu Gang will be our leaders for the overall classification. Bono will have the responsibility to coordinate the team in the bunch."
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