Postobón was a Colombian based professional
road bicycle racing
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cycling team
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active from 1986 to 1996. The team was sponsored by the
Colombia
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n beverage manufacturers
Postobón
Postobón, S.A. ( ) is the largest Colombian beverage company, and also one of the largest in South America. The company has a wide portfolio of products that includes soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled water, tea, an energy drink, and coffee.
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. The team name was sometimes Manzana–Postobón after one of the most popular drinks that the beverage manufacturer produced.
The team came into existence the year after the creation of the
Café de Colombia-Pilas Varta-Mavic. The first manager of the Café de Colombia team was José Raúl Meza Orozco but he joined Postóbon. Asdrubal Salazar, Elkin Dario Rendón Rojas,
José Alfonso López Lemus and Narsutis Dumbauskas would be involved in the managing of the team of the ten years of its existence.
Luis Herrera rode the last two years of his career with the team. Chepe González, a stage winner in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia began his career with the team. The team obtained success and challenged the dominance of Café de Colombia in the
Vuelta a Colombia
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with Pablo Wilches, Gustavo Wilches and José González. On February 22, 1995, three cyclists of the team - Néstor Mora, Hernán Patiño and Augusto Triana were killed while training on a highway in Colombia when they were hit by a truck.
Major wins
;1986
:Stage
Vuelta a Colombia
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;1987
:
General classification
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and one stage
Vuelta a Colombia
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:Stage
Clásico RCN
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The event is sponsored by ...
;1988
:
General classification
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Clásica Ciudad de Girardot
:
General classification
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Vuelta a Boyacà
:Two stages
Clásico RCN
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The event is sponsored by ...
;1989
:Mountains classification and one stage
Vuelta a España
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:Stage
Clásico RCN
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The event is sponsored by ...
;1990
:Stage
Vuelta a España
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:Stage 7
Dauphiné Libéré
:Stage 2 Vuelta a Venezuela
:
General classification
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:
General classification
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Clásico RCN
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The event is sponsored by ...
;1991
:
General classification
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and one stage
Dauphiné Libéré
:Stage 6
Volta a Catalunya
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It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...
:Mountains classification and Stage 16
Vuelta a España
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;1992
:
General classification
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Clásico RCN
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The event is sponsored by ...
:
General classification
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Vuelta a los valles Mineros
:
General classification
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Vuelta a Costa Rica
:
General classification
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Vuelta Ciclista an Aragón
:
General classification
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and one stage
Route du Sud
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General classification
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Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia
:Stage 7
Dauphiné Libéré
1994
:Stage
Clásico RCN
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The event is sponsored by ...
;1995
:National road race championships (Efraín Rico)
:
General classification
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and one stage Ruta Mexico
:Stage
Clásico RCN
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The event is sponsored by ...
;1996
:Stage wins
Vuelta a Colombia
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References
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Defunct cycling teams based in Colombia
Cycling teams based in Colombia
Cycling teams established in 1986
Cycling teams disestablished in 1996