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Lampre news archive, 2011–2016
Short retellings of stories from the team's news feed. Months are approximate (the month of the archived snapshot).
2011
- Petacchi is beaten by a few metres in a Tour of Turkey stage, finishing second.
- Cunego stays in the front group at Liège–Bastogne–Liège but cannot follow Gilbert and the Schlecks.
- Cunego holds his own among the leaders in the first Pyrenean stage of the Tour de France.
- Saronni signs two more young Italians, Cimolai and Rabottini, after renewing Malori and Ulissi.
- Hondo crashes in the final 150 metres of the Coppa Bernocchi while fighting for the win.
- Petacchi chases a stage win to the last metre of the Vuelta's final stage.
- The Canadian trip ends with a sixth place at the GP Montréal.
- Cimolai, Graziato and Viganò are confirmed as new faces for 2012.
- The team gathers at Darfo Boario Terme for its winter training camp.
2012
- Saronni sends a new-year message and a video looks back at the wins of 2011.
- The Northern Classics start at Dwars door Vlaanderen without a result.
- Snow reshapes the queen stage of the Volta a Catalunya.
- The team makes a strong showing in the Giro's 33.2 km team time trial in Verona.
2013
- Richeze wins the opening prologue of the Vuelta a San Juan, and the team debuts at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.
- A new kit adds Merida green to the blue and fuchsia.
- Malori comes very close to winning the final time trial of Tirreno–Adriatico.
- Petacchi announces an important decision about his career after Paris–Roubaix.
- Niemiec makes his mark on the Giro's rainy stage to Florence.
- Niemiec joins an escape on Tour de France stage 13; the next day's break is caught before Lyon.
- The team trains at the Monza circuit ahead of the Florence team time trial worlds.
- Rafael Valls signs for the team, and Nélson Oliveira is announced for 2014.
- The season closes at the Japan Cup after 64 podium results, with Ferrari fifth in Beijing.
- Cimolai, Richeze and Bono all extend their contracts for 2014.
- The team prepares to open 2014 in Australia and rides the new Milano–Sanremo course.
2014
- Ulissi and teammates start training in Australia, and the new darker-blue kit is unveiled.
- Horner and Ulissi shine on the Guardiagrele wall at Tirreno–Adriatico.
- Edoardo is born, Giuseppe Saronni's first grandson.
- Anacona wins Giro stage 7 from the break and the team finishes fifth on the day.
- Bonifazio wins the Coppa Agostoni sprint a year after Pozzato's victory there.
- Nelson Oliveira is seventh in the 47.1 km world time trial.
- Rubén Plaza signs for 2015, and the team puts in a big performance at Il Lombardia.
- The team thanks Cunego for ten seasons in blue and fuchsia.
- The charity auction "Regala un Sogno" offers champions' jerseys for a third year.
2015
- A week of time-trial training in Tuscany prepares the season.
- Rui Costa rides a perfect time trial to take seventh overall in a stage race.
- Ulissi and Polanc head to the Tour of Slovenia after their wins in pink.
- The season ends in China, and Ulissi extends his contract for another year.
- Feng wins twice in Taiwan, completing 31 victories for the team in 2015.
2016
- Ulissi is sixth at the Tour du Haut Var, and Rui Costa holds fifth overall.
- Grmay finishes second in an individual time trial.
- Grmay talks about inspiring young Ethiopian cyclists.
- Ferrari finishes third on the longest stage and fourth in a long sprint.