Riders assemble in Croatia for health checks and final 2017 preparation
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Paolo Slongo checks the files as Vincenzo Nibali undergoes a medical test(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Plenty of socks for the team(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
A front view of Nibali's bike with his gold SRM power meter head unit(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
SRM crankset with Shimano Dura Ace rings for Nibali(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
A rear view look at the Scultura(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
A year's worth of team kit for Bahrain-Merida is ready to be handed out(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Scicon provide bike and shoe bags for the team(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Merida bikes are ready to roll(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The riders enjoy a moment in the sun before a training ride(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The riders will have to wait until January 1 to ride in the new team kit(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Australian Heinrich Haussler is riding his new Merida bike(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Vincenzo Nibali's Merida Scultura for 2017(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Another look at the new team issue Merida's(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Another look at the Sportful goods the team will be wearing in 2017(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
One of the last ride for the team before they are all kitted out on the Bahrain-Merida jerseys(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Last minute directions before the roll out(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The riders roll out for a ride(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Franco Pellizotti gets tested at the camp(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
While some riders were on the bike, others were receiving massages and talking with staff(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Niccolò Bonifazio mid-way through his test(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Manuele Boaro does his medical test(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Paolo Slongo let's Vincenzo Nibali know he needs to work harder!(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Bahrain-Merida team car will be hard to miss(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Bahrain-Merida team have come together for a second training camp in Croatia ahead of its debut season in the WorldTour as its riders finalise plans and programmes for the early-season. Team leader Vincenzo Nibali was on hand at the camp in Rovinj as he and his 26 teammates underwent final medical checks and completed several training rides.
