Nu Colombia

Nu Colombia
Team information
UCI codeTNC
RegisteredColombia
Founded1999 (1999)
DisciplineRoad
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 manager
Raúl Mesa
Team managerGabriel 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

Nu Colombia, formerly known as EPM, is a Colombian professional cycling team. In 2012, the team participated in the UCI America Tour.

Team roster

As of 22 January 2024.
Rider Date of birth
 Anderson Arboleda (COL) (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 25)
 Andrés Camilo Ardila (COL) (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 27)
 Jhonatan Stiven Chaves (COL) (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 25)
 Rodrigo Contreras (COL) (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 32)
 Heberth Alejandro Gutiérrez (COL) (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 27)
 Sergio Henao (COL) (1987-12-10) 10 December 1987 (age 38)
 Manuel David Herrera (COL) (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 24)
Rider Date of birth
 Daniel Méndez (COL) (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 26)
 Mateo Mondragon (COL) (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 24)
 Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 30)
 Daniel Muñoz (COL) (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 29)
 Rafael Steven Pineda (COL) (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 27)
 Óscar Quiroz (COL) (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 32)

Doping

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

Major wins

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
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

References

  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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