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Nu Colombia

Nu Colombia, formerly known as EPM, is a Colombian professional cycling team.[1] The team participates in the UCI America Tour.[2]

Nu Colombia
Team information
UCI codeTNC
RegisteredColombia
Founded1999 (1999)
Discipline(s)Road
Status
  • Club (1999–2000, 2002, 2004–2006, 2008–2009, 2014, 2021–2023)
  • Trade Team III (2001)
  • Trade Team II (2003)
  • UCI Continental (2007, 2010–2013, 2015–2020, 2024–)
BicyclesTrek
Key personnel
General managerRaúl Mesa
Team manager(s)Gabriel Jaime Mesa
Team name history
1999–2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010–2013
2014–2016
2017–2019
2020–2023
2024–
05 Orbitel
Orbitel–EPM
UNE–Orbitel
UNE
UNE–EPM
EPM–UNE
EPM–UNE–Área Metropolitana
EPM
EPM–Scott
Nu Colombia

Team roster

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As of 22 January 2024.[3]
Rider Date of birth
  Anderson Arboleda (COL) (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 23)
  Andrés Camilo Ardila (COL) (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 25)
  Jhonatan Stiven Chaves (COL) (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23)
  Rodrigo Contreras (COL) (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 30)
  Heberth Alejandro Gutiérrez (COL) (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25)
  Sergio Henao (COL) (1987-12-10) 10 December 1987 (age 36)
  Manuel David Herrera (COL) (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)
Rider Date of birth
  Daniel Méndez (COL) (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24)
  Mateo Mondragon (COL) (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22)
  Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)
  Daniel Muñoz (COL) (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 27)
  Rafael Steven Pineda (COL) (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)
  Óscar Quiroz (COL) (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)

Doping

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On 28 November 2017 news broke that Edward Díaz had tested positive for CERA at the 2017 Vuelta a Colombia.[4]

Major wins

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2007
  Colombia Road Race Championships, Fidel Chacón
  Colombia 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
  Colombia 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
  Colombia Team Time Trial Championships[N 1]
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

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

Notes

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  1. ^ The riders that competed were Weimar Roldán, Óscar Sevilla, Fabio Duarte, Róbigzon Oyola, Juan Pablo Suárez, Óscar Álvarez.

References

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  1. ^ "Privatization, sponsors, and the lack thereof. EPM-Une, the lone Colombian team at the Tour of Utah". Cycling Inquisition. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ^ "EPM – UNE | USA Pro Challenge". Usaprocyclingchallenge.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. ^ "ENu Colombia". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Eight riders test positive at Vuelta a Colombia – Cyclingnews.com".
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