2019 Team Bahrain–Merida season explained

Team:	Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling Team
Season:	2019
Men:	yes
Ucicode:	TBM
Status:	UCI WorldTeam
Manager:	Brent Copeland
Base:	Bahrain
Onedaywins:	2
Stageraceoverall:	1
Stageracestages:	10
Natcwins:	2
Kitimage:	Bahrain-Merida 2019.jpeg
Previous:	2018
Next:	2020

The 2019 Bahrain–Merida Pro Cycling season was the third season of the team, which was founded in 2016.

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2019 season

Rider	2018 team
Phil Bauhaus^[1]
Damiano Caruso^[2]
Rohan Dennis^[3]
Andrea Garosio^[4]
Marcel Sieberg
Jan Tratnik^[5]
Dylan Teuns^[6]
Stephen Williams^[7]

Riders who left the team during or after the 2018 season

Rider	2019 team
Manuele Boaro^[8]
Niccolò Bonifazio^[9]
Borut Božič	Retired
Enrico Gasparotto^[10]
Gorka Izagirre^[11]
Ion Izagirre
Ramūnas Navardauskas^[12]
Franco Pellizotti^[13]	Retired
David Per^[14]
Kanstantsin Siutsou^[15]	-
Giovanni Visconti

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
	Tour of Oman, Stage 4				Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre
	Tour de Romandie, Prologue				Neuchâtel
	Tour of California, Stage 5				Ventura
	Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2				Craponne-sur-Arzon
	Tour de Suisse, Stage 1 (ITT)				Langnau in Emmental
	Tour de France, Stage 5				La Planche des Belles Filles
	Adriatica Ionica Race, Stage 3				Lake Misurina
	Tour de France, Stage 20				Val Thorens
	Adriatica Ionica Race, General classification
	Adriatica Ionica Race, Young classification
	Tour de Pologne, Stage 7				Bukowina Tatrzańska
	Deutschland Tour, Stage 2				Erfurt
	Deutschland Tour, Points classification
					Legnano
					Monteveglio

National, Continental and World champions 2019

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
					Ozerna
					Radovljica

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bauhaus and Sieberg join forces at Bahrain-Merida for 2019 . 7 August 2018 . . 28 November 2018 .
2. Web site: Caruso signs two-year deal with Bahrain-Merida . 8 August 2018. . 27 December 2018.
3. Web site: Bahrain-Merida confirm signing of Rohan Dennis . 9 August 2018. . 27 December 2018.
4. Web site: Team BAHRAIN MERIDA sign Andrea Garosio for 2019 . 12 September 2018. . 27 December 2018.
5. Web site: Jan Tratnik signs with Bahrain-Merida . 14 August 2018. . 27 December 2018.
6. Web site: Teuns inks two-year deal with Bahrain-Merida . 2 August 2018. . 27 December 2018.
7. Web site: Bahrain-Merida sign talented British climber Stevie Williams . 12 July 2018. . 27 December 2018.
8. Web site: Boaro signs for Astana - News Shorts . 10 August 2018. . 28 December 2018 .
9. Web site: The Cyclingnews guide to 2018-2019 rider transfers . 6 November 2018 . . 28 December 2018 .
10. Web site: Gasparotto signs for Dimension Data . 4 September 2018. . 28 December 2018 .
11. Web site: Izagirre brothers sign for Astana . 27 August 2018. . 28 December 2018 .
12. Web site: Navardauskas signs with Delko Marseille Provence for 2019 - News Shorts . 4 December 2018 . . 28 December 2018.
13. Web site: Pellizotti swaps the saddle for directeur sportif role at Bahrain-Merida . 28 November 2018 . . 28 December 2018.
14. Web site: Marko Kump and David Per back in Adria Mobil Cycling . 13 November 2018 . . 28 December 2018 . 28 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181228174831/http://www.adria-mobil-cycling.com/en/news/1262-marko-kump-and-david-per-back-in-adria-mobil-cycling . dead .
15. Web site: Siutsou tests positive for EPO in out-of-competition test . 5 September 2018 . . 28 December 2018.