Colombia () was a Colombian

UCI Professional Continental The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

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based in

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(Italy) that participated in

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and

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races.

History

In January 2012, it was announced that the team had received invites to the Italian classic races

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important prep ...

Milan–San Remo Milan–San Remo (in Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km (~185.2 miles) it is t ...

and

Giro di Lombardia The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five 'Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in cy ...

. They were invited to ride the

2013 Giro d'Italia The 2013 Giro d'Italia was the 96th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in Naples and finished in Brescia. Vincenzo Nibali of team Astana won the general classification. Teams As a UCI World Tour race, the ...

. The team was also invited to the

2014 Giro d'Italia The 2014 Giro d'Italia was the 97th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The race started off in Belfast, on 9 May, with a team time trial and concluded in Trieste, on 1 June, with a flat stage. A total of 198 r ...

, where during the tenth stage of the race, members of the team wore a white

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, in memory of the people who died in the Fundación bus fire in Colombia. In 2015 they were invited to the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

for the first time. At 30 August it became clear that Cano, Qunitero and Ávila who all cycle for Team Colombia, was picked out for Colombia National Team at the

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. In October 2015, the team announced they would be disbanding and not returning for the 2016 season, citing shortfalls in sponsorship from the Colombian Sports Ministry.

Team roster

Major wins

;2012 :Stage 4

Giro del Trentino The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

Darwin Atapuma Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (born 15 January 1988) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . After two seasons with , Atapuma left the team at the end of the 2013 season and joined the for 2014. In 2015, he finishe ...

:Prologue

Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...

Fabio Duarte Fabio Andrés Duarte Arevalo (born 11 June 1986 in Facatativá, Cundinamarca) is a Colombian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is best known for winning the 2008 World Under-23 Road Race Championships, ...

:Stage 5

Juan Pablo Forero Juan Pablo Forero Carreño (born August 3, 1983) is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He has represented Colombia at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he won a silver medal in team pursuit with tea ...

:Stage 5

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Esteban Chaves Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (born 17 January 1990) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Born in Bogotá, Chaves has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, having signed f ...

Gran Premio Città di Camaiore The Gran Premio Città di Camaiore was a road bicycle race held in Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitio ...

Coppa Sabatini The Coppa Sabatini is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Province of Pisa, Italy. From 2005 to 2019, the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2020, it was added to the UCI ProSeries The UCI ProSeries is t ...

;2013 :Stage 6

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ...

:Stage 1

Tour de l'Ain Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié, is an annual professional cycling stage race held in eastern France. G.P. de l'Amitié The first edition of the race was in 1970, as the G.P. de l'Amitié (Friendship G.P.). It was held over fo ...

, Leonardo Duque :

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli The Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (also known as GP Beghelli) is a late season men's road bicycle race held annually in Monteveglio, near the city of Bologna, Italy. From 2005 to 2013, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe T ...

, Leonardo Duque ;2014 :Stage 1

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...

Dúber Quintero Dúber Armando Quintero Artunduaga (born 23 August 1990 in Gigante, Huila) is a Colombian cyclist, who competed professionally for UCI Professional Continental team from 2013 to 2014. Major results ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Junior Roa ...

: Road Race Championships,

Miguel Ángel Rubiano Miguel Ángel Rubiano Chávez (born 3 October 1984) is a Colombian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for Mexican amateur team Petrolike. Rubiano has also competed for the , , , , , , , and squads. During his career, he has competed in fiv ...

:Stage 2

Jeffry Romero Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor (born 4 October 1989) is a Colombian former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the , Boyacá es Para Vivirla, , and teams. He rode in the 2014 Giro d'Italia with the team. Major r ...

National champions

;2014 :

Colombian Road Race

References

External links

* {{UCI Professional Continental teams Cycling teams based in Colombia Former UCI Professional Continental teams Cycling teams established in 2012 Cycling teams disestablished in 2015 Defunct cycling teams based in Colombia