Team Manzana Postobón

Team Manzana Postobón (UCI team code: MZN) was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Colombia. The team was founded in 2006, becoming a Continental team in 2007. In 2015, the team competed as a club, before returning to Continental status the following year. From 2017 until its disbanding in 2019 the team held Professional Continental status.

Not to be confused with Colombia (cycling team), Postobón (cycling team), or Café de Colombia.
Team Manzana Postobón
Team information
UCI codeMZN
RegisteredColombia
Founded2006 (2006)
Disbanded2019
Discipline(s)Road
StatusNational (2006)
UCI Continental (2007–2014)
National (2015)
UCI Continental (2016)
UCI Professional Continental (2017–2019)
BicyclesGios
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Luis Fernando Saldarriaga
Team name history
2006
2007
2008–2009
2010
2011–2012
2012–2014
2015–2019
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

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]

On May 25, 2019, the team announced that it would fold with immediate effect after two doping cases had been announced.[2]

Doping

In April 2019 the team terminated Wilmar Paredes’ contract after the UCI announced that he had tested positive for EPO.[3]

In May 2019 Juan José Amador notified of an adverse analytical finding for the banned steroid, Boldenone an out-of-competition control held on 22 October 2018. According to UCI anti-doping regulation 7.12.1, the team will now be suspended for a period of between 15 and 45 days, to be decided by the UCI Disciplinary Commission, due to the team registering a second adverse analytical finding within a 12-month period.[4]

Final team roster
As of 20 January 2019.[5]
Rider Date of birth
 Juan José Amador (COL) (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998
 Luis Carlos Chía (COL) (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997
 Jhojan García (COL) (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998
 Bryan Gómez (COL) (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994
 Daniel Jaramillo (COL) (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991
 Omar Mendoza (COL) (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989
 Diego Ochoa (COL) (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993
 Juan Felipe Osorio (COL) (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995
Rider Date of birth
 Wilmar Paredes (COL) (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996
 Jordan Parra (COL) (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994
 Carlos Quintero (COL) (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986
 Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994
 Aldemar Reyes (COL) (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995
 Nicolás Sáenz (COL) (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997
 Yecid Sierra (COL) (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994
 Bernardo Suaza (COL) (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992

Major wins
Team Manzana Postobón, winner of the 55th Presidential Tour of Turkey 2019.
2007
Stage 5 Ronde de l'Isard, Oscar Sanchez
Overall Clásico Ciclístico 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 Sebastián 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
2019
Stage 1 Tour de Taiwan, Bryan Gómez
Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Carlos Quintero

National champions
2014
Colombian U23 Road Race Championship, Diego Ochoa

References
  1. "Colombia–Coldeportes team forced to fold". 14 October 2015.
  2. "Manzana Postobón fold with immediate effect after doping cases". 25 May 2019.
  3. "Manzana Postobón cut ties with Paredes after EPO positive". 6 April 2019.
  4. "Juan José Amador refuses to accept positive test as Manzana Postobón stick by rider". 21 May 2019.
  5. "Los 50 colombianos en la élite del ciclismo mundial en 2019" [The 50 Colombians in the elite of world cycling in 2019]. El Espectador (in Spanish). Fidel Cano Correa, Grupo Valorem S.A. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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