Merida set for Tour de France debut

Manama : Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling team is heading to Düsseldorf, Germany for it’s debut at the 104th edition of Tour de France 2017, which starts on Saturday with an individual time trial over 14km.

It is an honour for every rider and team member to join the historical debut with Bahrain Merida proudly representing the Kingdom of Bahrain and a team that is being so united and focused on successful performances, high professionalism and sport challenges.

“Team Bahrain Merida is going to discover the inside view of Tour de France this year for it’s first year in the peloton and a 21 day classic challenge. The team will take it day by day fixing new goals every day and of course we will go with two leaders as some stages fit really well to Sonny Colbrelli and some other to Ion Izagirre,” Team sports director, Philippe Mauduit expressed his thoughts.

“Some stages are designed for all rounders and everyone will have the opportunity to jump on a breakaway and play his own role, but the most important is to increase our chances will be to keep the team spirit that our riders have always shown, ride and act as a unique united team, showing our colours in front of the race and fighting for the best possible result,” Mauduit added.