Team Manzana Postobón () 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.
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.
On May 25, 2019, the team announced that it would fold with immediate effect after two doping cases had been announced.
Doping In April 2019 the team terminated Wilmar Paredes’ contract after the UCI announced that he had tested positive for EPO.
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.
Final team roster
Major wins
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 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
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