Iván Parra
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto |
| Born |
October 14, 1975 Sogamoso, Colombia |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Formesán-Bogotá Humana |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2009 | Lotería de Boyacá |
| 2010 | GW-Shimano |
| 2013– | Formesán-Bogotá Humana |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 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 | |
| Giro d'Italia, 2 stages | |
|
Infobox last updated on 23 June 2013 | |
Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto (born October 14, 1975 in Sogamoso) is a Colombian road bicycle racer for Colombian Continental cycling team Formesán-Bogotá Humana. He has also 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 famous 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. 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 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia, Parra won two back-to-back stages of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.[4]
Palmares
- 1998
- 2nd, Vuelta a Colombia
- 1999
- 7th, Vuelta a España
- 2000
- 1st, Stage 5, Volta a Galega
- 2003
- 13th, Paris–Nice
- 13th, Volta a Catalunya
- 2004
- 10th, Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
- 6th, Volta a Catalunya
- 2005
-
Colombia Time Trial Champion - 20th, Giro d'Italia
- 2006
- 1st, Mountains Classification, Tour de Romandie
- 16th, Giro d'Italia
- 2007
- 13th, Giro d'Italia
- 2008
- 8th, Vuelta a Colombia
- 2013
- 4th Overall, Vuelta a Colombia
References
- ↑ "EPM-UNE (EPM) - COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "48ª Vuelta a Colombia – 1998". fortune city hosting. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ↑ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
- ↑ "Victory at last, an interview with Ivan Parra". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
External links
- Profile at Cofidis official website
- Iván Parra at Trap-Friis.dk. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)