Team Manzana Postobón

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 Continental 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 to finally jump up to the Pro Continental level for 2017, the first Colombian professional team in that level since Team Colombia cycling team in 2015.[1]

Team roster

As of January 29, 2018.[2]
Rider Date of birth
 Hernán Aguirre (COL) (1995-12-13) December 13, 1995
 Juan José Amador (COL) (1998-04-20) April 20, 1998
 Hernando Bohórquez (COL) (1992-06-22) June 22, 1992
 Jetse Bol (NED) (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989
 Fabio Duarte (COL) (1986-06-11) June 11, 1986
 Jhojan García (COL) (1998-01-10) January 10, 1998
 Sergio Higuita (COL) (1997-08-01) August 1, 1997
 Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994
 Fernando Orjuela (COL) (1991-11-04) November 4, 1991
Rider Date of birth
 Juan Felipe Osorio (COL) (1995-01-30) January 30, 1995
 Wilmar Paredes (COL) (1996-04-27) April 27, 1996
 Jordan Parra (COL) (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994
 Aldemar Reyes (COL) (1995-04-22) April 22, 1995
 Yecid Sierra (COL) (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994
 Bernardo Suaza (COL) (1992-11-28) November 28, 1992
 Ricardo Vilela (POR) (1987-12-18) December 18, 1987
 Juan Pablo Villegas (COL) (1987-10-15) October 15, 1987

Major wins

2007
Stage 5 Ronde de l'Isard, Oscar Sanchez
Overall Clasico Ciclistico Banfoandes, Sergio Luis Henao
Stage 4 & 6, Sergio Luis Henao
Stage 3 Vuelta a Guatemala, Jairo Salas
2008
Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Rafael Montiel
Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Wilson Marentes
Stage 4 Vuelta a Guatemala, Jesus Castaño
Stage 5 Vuelta a Guatemala, Jeffry Romero
2009
Overall Cinturón a Mallorca, Sergio Luis Henao
Stage 4, Sergio Luis Henao
Stage 3 Vuelta a Colombia, Fabio Duarte
Overall Tour des Pyrénées, Fabio Duarte
Stage 2 Fabio Duarte
2010
Stage 4 Vuelta a Asturias, Fabio Duarte
Overall Circuito Montañés, Fabio Duarte
Stage 4, Fabio Duarte
Stage 5 & 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Fabio Duarte
Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Luis Felipe Laverde
2011
Stage 7 Vuelta a Colombia, Jarlinson Pantano
2013
Overall Ronde de l'Isard, Juan Ernesto Chamorro
Stage 3, Heiner Parra
Stage 4 Vuelta al Sur de Bolivia, Camilo Suárez
Stage 5 Vuelta al Sur de Bolivia, Edson Calderón
2014
Overall Vuelta Mexico Telmex, Juan Pablo Villegas
Stages 1, 4 & 5 (ITT), Juan Pablo Villegas
Stage 3, Diego Ochoa
 Colombia National U23 Road Race Championships, Diego Ochoa
Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta, Bernardo Suaza
Prologue, Diego Ochoa
2016
Stage 1 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, Juan Sebastián Molano
Stage 4 Vuelta a Colombia, Juan Sebastián Molano
2017
Stages 3 & 5 Volta ao Alentejo, Juan Sebastián Molano
Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia, Wilmar Paredes
Stage 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Juan Pablo Villegas
2018
Pan American Cycling Championships Road Race, Juan Sebastian Molano
Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake, Hernán Aguirre
Stages 4 & 6, Hernán Aguirre
Stage 2 & 3 Tour of Xingtai, Juan Sebastián Molano
Overall Tour of China I, Juan Sebastián Molano
Stage 2, Juan Sebastián Molano
Stage 1 Tour of China II, Juan Sebastián Molano
Stages 1 & 2 Tour of Taihu Lake, Juan Sebastián Molano
Stages 6 Tour of Taihu Lake, Jordan Parra

National champions

2014
Colombian U23 Road Race Championship, Diego Ochoa

References

  1. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/colombia-coldeportes-team-forced-to-fold/
  2. "Manzana Postobon confirms 2018 squad". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. November 29, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
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