Colombia (cycling team)
# Colombia (cycling team)

Colombia (UCI team code: COL) was a Colombian UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Adro (Italy) that participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour races.

## 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. They were invited to ride the 2013 Giro d'Italia. The team was also invited to the 2014 Giro d'Italia, 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. In 2015 they were invited to the Vuelta a España 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 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.

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

    As of 31 January 2015.

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| - | - | - |
| Edwin Ávila (COL) | Edwin Ávila (COL) | (1989-12-21)21 December 1989 (aged 26) |
| Alex Cano (COL) | Alex Cano (COL) | (1983-03-13)13 March 1983 (aged 32) |
| Camilo Castiblanco (COL) | Camilo Castiblanco (COL) | (1988-11-24)24 November 1988 (aged 27) |
| Edward Díaz (COL) | Edward Díaz (COL) | (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 21) |
| Fabio Duarte (COL) | Fabio Duarte (COL) | (1986-06-11)11 June 1986 (aged 29) |
| Leonardo Duque (COL) | Leonardo Duque (COL) | (1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 35) |
| Daniel Felipe Martinez (COL) | Daniel Felipe Martinez (COL) | (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 19) |
| Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 21) |
| Darwin Pantoja (COL) | Darwin Pantoja (COL) | (1990-09-25)25 September 1990 (aged 25) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Jonathan Paredes (COL) | Jonathan Paredes (COL) | (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 26) |
| Walter Pedraza (COL) | Walter Pedraza (COL) | (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 34) |
| Carlos Quintero (COL) | Carlos Quintero (COL) | (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 29) |
| Brayan Ramírez (COL) | Brayan Ramírez (COL) | (1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 23) |
| Carlos Ramírez (COL) | Carlos Ramírez (COL) | (1994-10-26)26 October 1994 (aged 21) |
| Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) | (1984-10-03)3 October 1984 (aged 31) |
| Cayetano Sarmiento (COL) | Cayetano Sarmiento (COL) | (1987-03-28)28 March 1987 (aged 28) |
| Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | (1987-03-21)21 March 1987 (aged 28) |
| Juan Pablo Valencia (COL) | Juan Pablo Valencia (COL) | (1988-05-02)2 May 1988 (aged 27) |

## 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
    Colombia Road Race Championships, Miguel Ángel Rubiano
    Stage 2 Vuelta a Colombia, Jeffry Romero

## National champions

### 2014

    Colombian Road Race Miguel Ángel Rubiano
