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 code	TNC
Registered	Colombia
Founded	1999 (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–)
Bicycles	Trek
Key personnel
General manager	Raúl 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

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 37)  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 28)  Rafael Steven Pineda (COL) (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)  Óscar Quiroz (COL) (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)

Doping

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

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^{[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

2007

Colombian Time Trial, Santiago Botero

Colombian Road Race, Fidel Chacón

2013

Colombian Road Race, Walter Pedraza

2016

Colombian Team Time Trial

Notes

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

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".

External links

Official website