The new Merida bikes for Team Bahrain-McLaren for the 2020 season

Name and color changes for Team Bahrain-McLaren in 2020: the Middle Eastern-based team also retains its bike supplier, Merida, the world’s second-largest manufacturer in the cycling industry. Discover the new Merida Scultura, Reacto, and Time Warp TT that will equip the riders next year.

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The Merida Reacto aero bike in its new colors for 2020.

Team Bahrain-Merida changes its name and colors for the 2020 season, becoming Team Bahrain-McLaren and switching from a predominantly red and blue scheme to a combination of red and orange, with a blue stripe. The team managed by Brent Copeland also retains its technical partner for bikes, Merida, the world’s second-largest manufacturer in the cycling industry. Riders will continue to benefit from the lightweight Scultura and aerodynamic Reacto models for road races, and the aero Time Warp TT for time trials.

The Merida Scultura model is shown here with the Vision Metron 5D integrated handlebar/stem cockpit, which integrates cable routing.

The other technical partners of Team Bahrain-McLaren will remain unchanged from the 2019 season, regarding the drivetrain (Shimano), handlebar-stem-seatpost components (FSA – Vision), saddles (Prologo), and bottle cages (Elite). However, the bikes will be equipped with Vision wheels, instead of Fulcrum as was the case last year.

The Merida Time Warp TT aero bike will accompany riders during time trial efforts.

In addition to the new bikes, Bahrain-McLaren also took the opportunity to unveil the new 2020 jersey, made by Le Col. Helmets and glasses will continue to be supplied by Rudy Project.