Team Manzana Postobón

Not to be confused with Colombia-Coldeportes.
Team Manzana Postobón
Team information
UCI code MZN
Registered Colombia
Founded 2006 (2006)
Discipline Road
Status National (2006)
UCI Continental (2007–2014)
National (2015)
UCI Continental (2016)
UCI Professional Continental (2017– )
Bicycles Gios
Website Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Luis Fernando Saldarriaga
Team name history
2006
2007
2008–2009
2010
2011–2012
2012–2014
2015–
Colombia es Pasión
Colombia es Pasión Team
Colombia es Pasión Coldeportes
Café de Colombia-Colombia es Pasión
Colombia es Pasión-Café de Colombia
4-72 Colombia
Team Manzana Postobón

Team Manzana Postobón (UCI team code: MZN) is a Continental cycling team based in Colombia that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races. The team was founded in 2006, becoming a Continental Team in 2007. It became a professional contential team in 2011 as Colombia es Pasión-Café de Colombia, however with the set up of the European based Colombia-Coldeportes outfit the team went back to continental level.

In 2016 the team had quality for the finaly jump up to the pro continental level in 2017. This will be the first Colombian proffesional team in that level since Team Colombia in 2015.[1]

Team roster

Rider Date of birth
 Hernán Aguirre (COL) (1995-12-13) December 13, 1995
 Walter Betancur (COL) (1996-01-14) January 14, 1996
 Hernando Bohórquez (COL) (1992-06-22) June 22, 1992
 Peio Goikoetxea (ESP) (1992-02-14) February 14, 1992
 Sergio Andres Higuita (COL) (1997-08-01) August 1, 1997
 Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994
 Daniel Muñoz (COL) (1996-11-22) November 22, 1996
Rider Date of birth
 Juan Felipe Osorio (COL) (1995-01-30) January 30, 1995
 Wilmar Paredes (COL) (1996-04-27) April 27, 1996
 Hernán Darío Parra (COL) (1991-07-28) July 28, 1991
 Aldemar Reyes (COL) (1995-04-22) April 22, 1995
 Yecid Arturo Sierra (COL) (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994
 Bernardo Suaza (COL) (1992-11-28) November 28, 1992
 Juan Pablo Villegas (COL) (1987-10-15) October 15, 1987

Major results

2007
1st Stage 5 Ronde de l'Isard, Oscar Sanchez
1st Overall Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes, Sergio Luis Henao
1st Stage 4 & 6, Sergio Luis Henao
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Guatemala, Jairo Salas
2008
1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Rafael Montiel
1st Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Wilson Marentes
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Guatemala, Jesus Castaño
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Guatemala, Jeffry Romero
2009
1st Overall Cinturón a Mallorca, Sergio Luis Henao
1st Stage 4, Sergio Luis Henao
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia, Fabio Duarte
1st Overall Tour des Pyrénées, Fabio Duarte
1st Stage 2 Fabio Duarte
2010
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias, Fabio Duarte
1st Overall Circuito Montañés, Fabio Duarte
1st Stage 4, Fabio Duarte
1st Stage 5 & 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Fabio Duarte
1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Luis Felipe Laverde
2011
1st Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Jarlinson Pantano
2013
1st Overall Ronde de l'Isard, Juan Chamorro
1st Stage 3, Heiner Parra
1st Stage 4 Vuelta al Sur de Bolivia, Camilo Suárez
1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Sur de Bolivia, Edson Calderón
2014
1st Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex, Juan Pablo Villegas
1st Stages 1, 4 & 5 (ITT), Juan Pablo Villegas
1st Stage 3, Diego Ochoa
1st  Colombia National U23 Road Race Championships, Diego Ochoa
1st Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta, Bernardo Suaza
1st Prologue Giro della Valle d'Aosta, Diego Ochoa
2016
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Juan Sebastián Molano
1st Young rider classification Vuelta a Colombia, Aldemar Reyes
1st Stage 4, Juan Sebastián Molano
1st Young rider classification Trofeu Joaquim Agostinho, Aldemar Reyes

National Champions

2014
Colombian U23 Road Race Championship, Diego Ochoa

References

External links

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