Nu Colombia Explained

Nu Colombia
Code:TNC
Registered:Colombia
Generalmanager:Raúl Mesa
Teammanager:Gabriel Jaime Mesa
Bicycles:Trek
Discipline:Road
Season:1999–2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010–2013
2014–2016
2017–2019
2020–2023
2024–
Oldname:05 Orbitel
Orbitel–EPM
UNE–Orbitel
UNE
UNE–EPM
EPM–UNE
EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana
EPM
EPM–Scott
Nu Colombia

Nu Colombia, formerly known as EPM, is a Colombian professional cycling team.[1] EPM–Scott participates in the UCI America Tour, which includes races like the 2011, and 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge.[2]

Doping

On 28 November 2017 news broke that Edward Díaz had tested positive for CERA at the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia.[3]

Major wins

2007
  • Road Race Championships, Fidel Chacón
  • Time Trial Championships, Santiago Botero
  • Overall Vuelta a Colombia, Santiago Botero
  • Prologue, Stages 6 & 14, Santiago Botero
    2008
  • Overall Vuelta a Colombia, Giovanny Báez
  • Stage 2, Jhon García
    2009
  • Stage 11 Vuelta a Colombia, Giovanny Báez
    2010
  • Stage 2 Vuelta a Cuba, Jaime Castañeda
  • Overall Volta de Gravatai, Jaime Castañeda
  • Stage 1, Julian Muñoz
  • Stage 2, Juan Pablo Suárez
  • Overall Tour de Santa Catarina, Edwar Ortiz
  • Stage 2, Edwar Ortiz
  • Stage 5, Giovanny Báez
  • Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia, Jaime Castañeda
  • Stage 13 Vuelta a Colombia, Javier Alberto González
  • Overall Vuelta a Guatemala, Giovanny Báez
  • Stages 2 & 3, Juan Pablo Suárez
  • Stages 7 & 9, Giovanny Báez
    2011
  • Stage 6a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Rafael Infantino
  • Stages 7 & 8 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Jaime Castañeda
  • Stage 3 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Giovanny Báez
  • Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia, Walter Pedraza
  • Overall Tour do Rio, Juan Pablo Suárez
  • Stage 3, Juan Pablo Suárez
    2012
  • Stage 9 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Jaime Vergara
  • Overall Vuelta a Guatemala, Ramiro Rincón
  • Stage 3, Freddy Piamonte
  • Stage 5, Isaac Bolivár
  • Stage 6, Javier Eduardo Gomez
  • Stage 7, Oscar Rivera
  • Overall Vuelta al Mundo Maya, Giovanny Báez
  • Stage 5, Giovanny Báez
    2013
  • Road Race Championships, Walter Pedraza
  • Overall Vuelta a Colombia, Óscar Sevilla
  • Stage 1, Edwar Ortiz
  • Stage 4, Óscar Sevilla
  • Overall Tour do Rio, Óscar Sevilla
  • Stage 1, Weimar Roldán
  • Stage 3, Camilo Castiblanco
  • Stage 4, Óscar Sevilla
    2014
  • Stage 7 Tour do Brasil, Walter Pedraza
  • Overall Vuelta a Colombia, Óscar Sevilla
  • Stage 1, Team time trial
  • Stage 3, Weimar Roldán
  • Stage 5, Óscar Sevilla
  • Overall Tour do Rio, Óscar Sevilla
  • Stage 1, Óscar Sevilla
    2015
  • Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Róbigzon Oyola
  • Stages 2 & 6, Jaime Castañeda
  • Overall Vuelta a Colombia, Óscar Sevilla
  • Stage 1, Team time trial
  • Stage 8, Rafael Infantino
  • Stages 9 & 13 (ITT), Óscar Sevilla
  • Stage 11, Juan Pablo Suárez
  • Stage 1 Tour do Rio, Óscar Sevilla
  • Stage 3 Tour do Rio, Weimar Roldán
    2016
  • Team Time Trial Championships[4]
  • Stage 1 (ITT) Vuelta a Colombia, Óscar Sevilla
  • Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Juan Pablo Suárez
    2017
  • Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia, Team time trial
  • Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia, Juan Pablo Suárez
    2021
  • Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia, Aldemar Reyes

    National champions

    2007
  • Colombian Time Trial, Santiago Botero
  • Colombian Road Race, Fidel Chacón
    2013
  • Colombian Road Race, Walter Pedraza
    2016
  • Colombian Team Time Trial

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Privatization, sponsors, and the lack thereof. EPM-Une, the lone Colombian team at the Tour of Utah . Cycling Inquisition . 9 August 2012 . 27 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819034035/http://www.cyclinginquisition.com/2012/08/privatization-sponsors-and-lack-thereof.html . 19 August 2012 . dead .
    2. Web site: EPM – UNE | USA Pro Challenge . Usaprocyclingchallenge.com . 27 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120820183052/http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/teams/epm-une . 20 August 2012 . dead .
    3. Web site: Eight riders test positive at Vuelta a Colombia – Cyclingnews.com.
    4. The riders that competed were Weimar Roldán, Óscar Sevilla, Fabio Duarte, Róbigzon Oyola, Juan Pablo Suárez, Óscar Álvarez.