Lampre-Merida are busy plotting their future and while they are set for a considerable revamp in terms of personnel, there may even be structural change, too, as talks have been held with the nascent Bahrain project.
The Italian team’s management have confirmed to Cyclingnews and Tuttobicci that they recently sat down with Milan Erzen, one of the men behind the Bahrain project, about a possible amalgamation for 2017.
Erzen, a former rider from Slovenia, has been tasked by the Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa to negotiate on his behalf. Erzen already has close ties with Lampre having worked on contracts for Slovenian riders on the team.
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“Milan did come to speak to to myself and [Giuseppe] Saronni [general manager] and he explained his project to us. We sat down and listened to him. That’s as far as it’s gone so far,” Brent Copeland told Cyclingnews.
Erzen is also talking to several other teams, including Tinkoff and bike manufacturer Bianchi.
Whatever comes of those talks, Lampre are thinking about how their roster may shape up next year. Only 14 riders have contracts for 2017, and they do not include team leaders Diego Ulissi and Rui Costa.
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