Heinrich Haussler and Grega Bole have signed with the nascent Team Bahrain Merida for the 2017 season. Haussler joins from the soon-to-be defunct IAM Cycling squad, while Bole comes on board from Nippo-Vini Fantini.
It is the third time in Haussler's career that he has signed on for a new team at the very beginning of the project, having joined Cervélo TestTeam on its formation in 2009 and IAM Cycling for its maiden season in 2013. The Bahrain Merida squad is headlined by Vincenzo Nibali.
"I am really happy that the team has given me the opportunity to race and I am really looking forward to a new start and a new structure," Haussler said. "I had very good experiences in the past years with new teams and I am looking forward in a new culture in a team. In general I am looking forward to giving my best in the top races in the world in the next season."
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The 32-year-old Haussler won the Australian title last year and brings Classics experience to the Bahrain Merida set-up. He placed second at both Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders in 2009, and finished 6th at Paris-Roubaix this season. He and the rest of the IAM Cycling squad where left without a team when owner Michel Thetaz announced his decision to withdraw from the sport during the Giro d'Italia.
Bole has enjoyed a leadership role at Nippo-Vini Fantini this season, winning the GP Costa degli Etruschi and the overall classification at the Tour of Korea. The Slovenian previously spent four years at WorldTour level, with Lampre and Vacansoleil, winning a stage of the Dauphiné in 2010 and the GP Ouest-France the following year.
"I am already excited about next season and for our new challenges. Most of all I hope that coming season will be successful as much as for the whole team to whom I will help and do my best and also for me personally," Bole said.
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