BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS

The Bahrain Victorious Cycling Team (formerly named Bahrain-Merida then Bahrain-McLaren), is a Bahraini cycling team....

The Bahrain Victorious Cycling Team (formerly named Bahrain-Merida then Bahrain-McLaren), is a Bahraini cycling team. Created at the end of 2016, for a first season in 2017, it has been running with a UCI WorldTeam license (first international division) since its inception. Sponsored by the government of Bahrain, the team won the Tour of Lombardy 2017 and Milan-San Remo 2018 with Vincenzo Nibali, as well as the world time trial championship in 2019 with Rohan Dennis. At the end of the 2020 season, McLaren, which found itself in economic difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic, withdrew from sponsorship and the team was renamed Bahrain Victorious. Mark Cavendish leaves the team without any victory, while Jack Haig is recruited. During the 2021 season, the team is having its best season since its creation with 30 victories and a fifth place in the UCI ranking.