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Colombian road bicycle racer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto (born 14 October 1975 in Sogamoso) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally for Petróleos de Colombia, Vitalicio Seguros, ONCE–Eroski, Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme, Cafes Baque, Colombia–Selle Italia, Cofidis, Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes and EPM–UNE.[1] Parra comes from a Colombian cycling family. His father, Humberto was a successful in the Vuelta a Colombia, his eldest brother was the Colombian climber Fabio Parra who won stages in the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España in the 1980s. His other brother (named after his father) Humberto was also a professional cyclist for several years.
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto |
Born | Sogamoso, Colombia | 14 October 1975
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline |
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Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climbing specialist |
Amateur teams | |
2009 | Lotería de Boyacá |
2010 | GW–Shimano |
2013–2015 | Formesán–Bogotá Humana |
Professional teams | |
1998 | Petróleos de Colombia |
1999–2000 | Vitalicio Seguros |
2001–2002 | ONCE–Eroski |
2003–2004 | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
2004 | Cafes Baque |
2005 | Colombia–Selle Italia |
2006–2007 | Cofidis |
2008 | Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes |
2011–2012 | EPM–UNE |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Parra started cycling as a mountain bike rider and was the Colombian national MTB champion in 1994. He represented Colombia internationally as a mountain biker but changed to road racing. In 1998 he came second in the Vuelta a Colombia.[2] In 1999 he came to ride in the European peloton.[3] In 2005 while riding for the UCI Professional Continental team Colombia–Selle Italia, Parra won two back-to-back stages of the Giro d'Italia.[4]
Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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— | DNF | — | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | 13 |
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— | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 42 | DNF |
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9 | 59 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — |
DSQ | Disqualified |
DNF | Did not finish |
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