 In 1985 this team was called "Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic" and had as manager José Raúl Meza Orozco.The team was composed of 24 riders from Colombia, 20 of which Café de Colombia had given them their first professional contracts, which included Luis Herrera and Fabio Parra.The following year Raphaël Géminiani was team manager together with Jorge Humberto Tenjo Porras.