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Café de Colombia was a Colombian based professional road bicycle racing Cycling team active from 1985 to 1990. The team was sponsored by the Colombian coffee growers Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia.

The team came into existence just as Colombian cyclists were achieving successes in Europe. This started with a Colombian National Cycling team entering and winning the Tour de l'Avenir in 1980 with Alfonso Florez. The 1983 Tour de France was the first time that the race was "open" to accommodate amateurs to compete. As a result, the Colombian cyclists were able to compete in a Colombian national cycling team.^[1] The following year the Colombian national team, with sponsorship from Varta batteries, returned to the 1984 Tour de France where Luis Herrera, still an amateur, won the stage to the Alpe d'Huez.^[2] After these successes, a professional cycling team was set up that would give contracts and a chance of success in Europe to Colombian cyclists. In 1985 this team was called Café de Colombia-Pilas Varta-Mavic and had as manager José Raúl Meza Orozco. The team was composed of 24 riders from Colombia, 20 of which Café de Colombia had given them their first professional contracts, which included Luis Herrera and Fabio Parra.^[3]

The following year Raphaël Géminiani was team manager together with Jorge Humberto Tenjo Porras.^[4] In 1987 the team, under the guidance of team manager Rafael Antonio Niño and directeur sportif Roberto Sánchez, obtained perhaps its greatest success in 1987 when Luis Herrera won the Vuelta a España. Pedro Pablo Valdivieso Ayala and José Gabriel Castro Medina would also be directeur sportifs with the team. The team stopped after 1990.

Famous cyclists

Template:Famous players

Important victories

1985
Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir
Stage 7 Vuelta a España
Stage 11, 14 and Mountains Classification 1985 Tour de France
Stage 3 Dauphiné Libéré
General Classification Clásico RCN

1986:
General Classification Vuelta a la Costa
General Classification Clásico RCN

1987:
Stage 6 Dauphiné Libéré
General Classification Clásico RCN
General Classification, one stage and Mountains Classification Vuelta a España

1988:
General Classification Dauphiné Libéré
Clasico Centenario de Armenia
Stage 1 Vuelta Americas
Stage 2 part b Vuelta al Táchira
Stage 3, 7a and General Classification Postgirot Open
General Classification Tour of the Americas

1990
Clasica Duitama

References

^ "70eme Tour de France". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
^ "71eme Tour de France". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
^ "Café de Colombia". de wielersite. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
^ "Café de Colombia". de wielersite. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

[1] "70eme Tour de France". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

[2] "71eme Tour de France". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

[3] "Café de Colombia". de wielersite. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

[4] "Café de Colombia". de wielersite. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

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 ''' Café de Colombia''' was a [[Colombia]]n based professional [[road bicycle racing]] [[Cycling team]] active from 1985 to 1990. The team was sponsored by the [[Colombian coffee]] growers [[Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia]].
-The team came into existence just as [[Colombia]]n [[cyclists]] were achieving successes in Europe. This started with a Colombian National Cycling team entering and winning the [[Tour de l'Avenir]] in 1980 with Alfonso Florez. The [[1983 Tour de France]] was the first time that the race was “open” to accommodate amateurs to compete. As a result, the Colombian cyclists were able to compete in a Colombian national cycling team.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1974_1983/tdf1983.php|title=70eme Tour de France|publisher=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=2007-09-09 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070422140842/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1974_1983/tdf1983.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-04-22}}</ref> The following year the Colombian national team, with sponsorship from Varta batteries, returned to the [[1984 Tour de France]] where [[Luis Herrera]], still an amateur, won the stage to the [[Alpe d'Huez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1984_1993/tdf1984.php|title=71eme Tour de France|publisher=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=2007-09-09 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930192242/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1984_1993/tdf1984.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-30}}</ref> After these successes, a professional cycling team was set up that would give contracts and a chance of success in [[Europe]] to Colombian cyclists. In 1985 this team was called ''Café de Colombia-Pilas Varta-Mavic'' and had as manager José Raúl Meza Orozco. The team was composed of 24 riders from Colombia, 20 of which Café de Colombia had given them their first professional contracts, which included [[Luis Herrera]] and [[Fabio Parra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/ploegfiche.php?id=6737|title=Café de Colombia|publisher=de wielersite|accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref>
+The team came into existence just as [[Colombia]]n [[cyclists]] were achieving successes in Europe. This started with a Colombian National Cycling team entering and winning the [[Tour de l'Avenir]] in 1980 with Alfonso Florez. The [[1983 Tour de France]] was the first time that the race was "open" to accommodate amateurs to compete. As a result, the Colombian cyclists were able to compete in a Colombian national cycling team.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1974_1983/tdf1983.php|title=70eme Tour de France|publisher=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=2007-09-09 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070422140842/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1974_1983/tdf1983.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-04-22}}</ref> The following year the Colombian national team, with sponsorship from Varta batteries, returned to the [[1984 Tour de France]] where [[Luis Herrera]], still an amateur, won the stage to the [[Alpe d'Huez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1984_1993/tdf1984.php|title=71eme Tour de France|publisher=Memoire du cyclisme|accessdate=2007-09-09 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930192242/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1984_1993/tdf1984.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-30}}</ref> After these successes, a professional cycling team was set up that would give contracts and a chance of success in Europe to Colombian cyclists. In 1985 this team was called ''Café de Colombia-Pilas Varta-Mavic'' and had as manager José Raúl Meza Orozco. The team was composed of 24 riders from Colombia, 20 of which Café de Colombia had given them their first professional contracts, which included [[Luis Herrera]] and [[Fabio Parra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/ploegfiche.php?id=6737|title=Café de Colombia|publisher=de wielersite|accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref>
 The following year [[Raphaël Géminiani]] was team manager together with Jorge Humberto Tenjo Porras.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/ploegfiche.php?id=6928|title=Café de Colombia|publisher=de wielersite|accessdate=2007-09-09}}</ref> In 1987 the team, under the guidance of team manager [[Rafael Antonio Niño]] and [[directeur sportif]] Roberto Sánchez, obtained perhaps its greatest success in 1987 when [[Luis Herrera]] won the [[Vuelta a España]]. Pedro Pablo Valdivieso Ayala and José Gabriel Castro Medina would also be [[directeur sportif]]s with the team. The team stopped after 1990.
 ==Famous cyclists==
 {{Famous players}}
 *[[Alfonso Flórez Ortiz]]
 *[[Luis Herrera]]
 *[[Fabio Parra Pinto]]
 *[[Hernán Buenahora]]
 *Pablo Wilches Tumbia
-*[[Martin Ramirez (cyclist)|Martin Ramirez]]
+*[[Martín Ramírez (cyclist)|Martín Ramírez]]
 ==Important victories==
 *'''1985'''
 *Stage 8 [[Tour de l'Avenir]]
 *Stage 7 [[Vuelta a España]]
 *Stage 11, 14 and Mountains Classification [[1985 Tour de France]]
 *Stage 3 [[Dauphiné Libéré]]
-*[[General Classification]] [[Clasico RCN]]
+*[[General Classification]] [[Clásico RCN]]
 *'''1986''':
 *[[General Classification]] Vuelta a la Costa
-*[[General Classification]] [[Clasico RCN]]
+*[[General Classification]] [[Clásico RCN]]
 *'''1987''':
 *Stage 6 [[Dauphiné Libéré]]
-*[[General Classification]] [[Clasico RCN]]
+*[[General Classification]] [[Clásico RCN]]
 *[[General Classification]], one stage and Mountains Classification [[Vuelta a España]]
 *'''1988''':
 *General Classification [[Dauphiné Libéré]]
 *Clasico Centenario de Armenia
 *Stage 1 Vuelta Americas
-*Stage 2 part b Vuelta al Tachira
+*Stage 2 part b Vuelta al Táchira
 *Stage 3, 7a and [[General Classification]] Postgirot Open
 *General Classification Tour of the Americas
 *'''1990'''