Cycling: The 103rd edition of the Tour de France begins this coming Saturday. The nine riders registered by each of the 22 Tour de France teams have now been announced. It's high time for the Tour de France team check. We'll take a closer look at each team in three parts. We start with the stage hunters. These teams will have to rely on breakaways… read more
Cycling: 2015 was a good year for the Italian team Lampre-Merida. Seven stage wins in Grand Tours and numerous other victories earned the team twelfth place in the WorldTour rankings. The conditions are good for 2016 to repeat or even improve upon this performance. Lampre-Merida - Overview: The Italian team Lampre-Merida finished in… read more
Cycling: As Taiwan's second-largest bicycle manufacturer, Merida joined Team Lampre as a co-sponsor in 2013, initially signing a three-year contract until the end of 2015. Now, they have announced an early contract extension until 2016. With Merida's entry as a co-sponsor of the long-established Italian cycling team Lampre, things got off to a strong start for the team… read more
