Colombia (cycling team) explained

Colombia
Code:COL
Registered:Adro, Italy
Disbanded:2015
Website:http://www.colombiacyclingpro.com/
Generalmanager:Claudio Corti
Teammanager:Valerio Tebaldi
Oscar Pelliccioli
Oliverio Rincon Quintana
Marco Corti
Discipline:Road
Status:UCI Professional Continental
Bicycles:Wilier[1]
Season:2012
2013–2015
Oldname:Colombia–Coldeportes
Colombia
Kitimage:Colombia-Coldeportes jersey.jpg

Colombia was a Colombian UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Adro (Italy) that participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour races.[2]

History

In January 2012, it was announced that the team had received invites to the Italian classic races Tirreno–Adriatico, Milan–San Remo and Giro di Lombardia.[3] They were invited to ride the 2013 Giro d'Italia.[4] The team was also invited to the 2014 Giro d'Italia,[5] where during the tenth stage of the race, members of the team wore a white cockade, in memory of the people who died in the Fundación bus fire in Colombia.[6] In 2015 they were invited to the Vuelta a España for the first time.[7] 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 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.[8]

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.[9]

Team roster

[10]

Major wins

2012
  • Stage 4 Giro del Trentino, Darwin Atapuma
  • Prologue Vuelta a Colombia, Fabio Duarte
  • Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia, Juan Pablo Forero
  • Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos, Esteban Chaves
  • Gran Premio Città di Camaiore, Esteban Chaves
  • Coppa Sabatini, Fabio Duarte
    2013
  • Stage 6 Tour de Pologne, Darwin Atapuma
  • Stage 1 Tour de l'Ain, Leonardo Duque
  • Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli, Leonardo Duque
    2014
  • Stage 1 Tour de Langkawi, Dúber Quintero
  • Road Race Championships, Miguel Ángel Rubiano
  • Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia, Jeffry Romero

    National champions

    2014
  • Colombian Road Race Miguel Ángel Rubiano

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Colombia Coldeportes' Bianchi Sempre unveiled . blog.wilier.it . 2013-02-07 . 2014-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025900/http://blog.wilier.it/en/2012/11/09/wilier-triestina-al-fianco-del-team-colombia-nella-stagione-2013/ . dead .
    2. Web site: Alex Hinds . Jairo Clopatofsky: Leading A Different Type Of Colombian Revolution . Cyclingnews.com . 2011-12-16 . 2011-12-31.
    3. Web site: Corti Still Aiming For Tour, Vuelta After Giro D'Italia Miss . Cyclingnews.com . 2011-11-04 . 2012-01-10.
    4. Web site: Bardiani, Colombia And Fantini Vini Secure Giro D'Italia Wild Card Invitations . Cyclingnews.com . 2012-12-20 . 2013-01-08.
    5. News: Bardiani–CSF, Colombia and YellowFluo handed Giro d'Italia wildcard invitations. Barry. Ryan. Cyclingnews.com. 16 January 2014. 21 May 2014.
    6. News: A day of mourning for Colombia. 20 May 2014. 21 May 2014. Emil. Axelgaard. CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S.
    7. Web site: Wildcard teams announced for Vuelta a España. cyclingtips.com.au. 20 March 2015. 20 March 2015.
    8. Web site: Colombia has announced the team for UCI World Road Race Championship. cyclingquotes.com. 30 August 2015. 30 August 2015.
    9. Web site: Colombia–Coldeportes team forced to fold. 14 October 2015.
    10. Web site: Team Colombia – COL. 31 January 2014. UCI Continental Circuits. Procyclingstats.com.

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