Lampre-Merida have named their team of nine riders for the 2016 Tour De France which starts on Saturday July 2nd at Mont St Michael.
Yukiya Arashiro ,the 31 year old Japanese rider, who will compete in his fifth Grand Bucle is the most experienced when it comes to Tour De France races and joined by Matteo Bono and fellow Italian Davide Cimolai.
Former World champion Rui Costa of Portugal is in the team which also includes Kristijn Durasek, Tsagbu Grmay, Louis Meintjes and the Czech pairing of Jan Polanc and Luka Pibernik who at 22 years old, is the youngest rider in the team.