Colombia (cycling team)
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| UCI code | COL |
| nationality |
 Colombia
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| License | UCI Professional Continental Team |
| operator | Instituto Colombiano del Deportes |
| First season | 2012 |
| Last season | 2015 |
| discipline | Street |
| Wheel manufacturer | Wilier |
| staff | |
| General manager |
 Claudio Corti
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| Team manager |
Valerio Tebaldi
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| Sportl. ladder |
Marco Corti Oscar Pellicioli Oliverio Rincón
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| Name story | |
| Years | Surname |
| 2012 2013–2015 |
Colombia-Coldeportes Colombia |
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Colombia is a former Colombian cycling team based in Adro , province of Brescia ( Italy ), which was founded in 2012 under the name Colombia-Coldeportes as the UCI Professional Continental Team and took part in international road cycling races of the UCI WorldTour and the UCI until the end of the 2015 season Continental Circuits participated.
organization
The project was run by the Instituto Colombiano del Deportes (sp., German: Colombian Institute for Sport), which in 2009 co-named the Colombia es Pasión-Café de Colombia team . However, the two teams had no organizational connection. The goal is the development of Colombian cycling.
Team manager was the Italian Claudio Corti , former manager of the Polti , Saeco , Lampre and Barloworld teams . The sport director was the former cyclist Oliverio Rincón .
The project also included a UCI Continental team, which was founded in 2012 under the name Colombia-Comcel , based in Colombia and led by Oliverio Cárdenas and Hernán Buenahora , as well as a Paralympic cycling team.
After financial problems, the team was dissolved at the end of the 2015 season. Already in previous years it became known that the management was in arrears with payments to the drivers.
2015 season
Success in the UCI America Tour
| date | run | Cat. | driver |
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| February 8 |
Colombian Championship - Road Race (U23) |
CN |
Edward Díaz
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Disposals - additions
| Accesses | Team 2014 | Departures | Team 2015 |
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Cayetano Sarmiento
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Cannondale |
Jarlinson Pantano
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IAM Cycling |
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Alex Caño
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Aguardiente Antioqueño-Loteria de Medellin |
Robinson Chalapud
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Orgullo Antioqueño |
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Jorge Castiblanco
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EPM-UNE-Area Metropolitana |
Juan Esteban Arango
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Coldeportes-Claro |
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Walter Pedraza
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EPM-UNE-Area Metropolitana |
Jeffrey Romero
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Lotería de Boyacá |
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Daniel Martínez
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Neoprofi |
Luis Largo
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Unknown |
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Sebastian Molano
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Neoprofi |
Duber Quintero
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Unknown |
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Brayan Ramirez
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Neoprofi | ||
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Carlos Ramírez
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Neoprofi |
team
| driver | Date of birth | nationality | |
| Edwin Avila | November 21, 1989 |
Colombia
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| Alex Caño | March 13, 1983 |
Colombia
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| Jorge Castiblanco | November 24, 1988 |
Colombia
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| Edward Díaz | August 19, 1994 |
Colombia
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| Fabio Duarte | June 11, 1986 |
Colombia
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| Leonardo Duque | April 10, 1980 |
Colombia
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| Daniel Martínez | April 25, 1996 |
Colombia
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| Sebastian Molano | November 4, 1994 |
Colombia
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| Darwin Pantoja | September 25, 1990 |
Colombia
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| Jonathan Paredes | April 4, 1989 |
Colombia
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| Walter Pedraza | November 27, 1981 |
Colombia
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| Carlos Quintero | March 5, 1986 |
Colombia
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| Brayan Ramirez | November 20, 1992 |
Colombia
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| Carlos Ramírez | October 26, 1994 |
Colombia
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| Miguel Ángel Rubiano | 3rd October 1984 |
Colombia
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| Cayetano Sarmiento | March 28, 1987 |
Colombia
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| Rodolfo Torres | March 21, 1987 |
Colombia
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| Juan Valencia | May 2, 1988 |
Colombia
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| Trainees | nationality | ||
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| Felix Baron |
Colombia
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Placements in UCI rankings
UCI America Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
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| 2012 | 19th |
Fabio Duarte (53rd)
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| 2013 | 28. |
Edwin Ávila (150.)
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| 2014 | 23. |
Miguel Ángel Rubiano (78th)
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UCI Asia Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
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| 2012 - 2013 | - | - |
| 2014 | 37. |
Duber Quintero (75th)
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UCI Europe Tour
| season | Team ranking | Driver ranking |
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| 2012 | 26th |
Esteban Chaves (29.)
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| 2013 | 55. |
Leonardo Duque (86th)
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| 2014 | 51. |
Miguel Ángel Rubiano (200th)
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ cyclingnews.com from December 15, 2011: Gallery: Coldeportes team undergo preliminary testing in Bogotá
- ↑ a b c nuestrociclismo.com of October 12, 2011: Equipo Colombia Coldeportes es una realidad para el 2012
- ↑ biciciclismo.com of December 9, 2011: Colombia-Comcel continental, el segundo equipo de Coldeportes con Ardila
- ↑ rcnradio.com September 23, 2011 Coldeportes lanzará dos equipos profesionales de ciclismo y uno de paraciclismo ( Memento of the original from January 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Team Colombia will be dissolved at the end of the season. radsport-news.com, October 14, 2015, accessed October 14, 2010 .
- ↑ Team Colombia cyclists to receive late payments. velonews.com, November 17, 2014, accessed October 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Reactions to minimum wage and contract violations. cyclingtips.com, accessed October 14, 2015 .
Web links
- Colombia in the ProCyclingStats.com database