Iván Parra
Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto (born October 14, 1975 in Sogamoso ) is a former Colombian cyclist .
Athletic career
In 1995 and 1997 Iván Parra, younger brother of the successful cyclist Fabio Parra , won the overall ranking of the Vuelta de la Juventud Colombia . In 1998 he became a professional with the Colombian cycling team Lotería de Boyaca . After moving to the Spanish team Vitalicio Seguros , he finished ninth in the overall standings at the first major tour in which he took part, the Vuelta a España .
In 2000 Parra took his first victory when he won a stage of the Tour of Galicia . A year later he moved to Manolo Saiz's successful Spanish ONCE team , from where he joined Kelme in 2003 . Here he was sixth in the Tour of Catalonia in 2004 . Shortly before the start of the 2005 season, he got a contract with the local team Colombia-Selle Italia . In the spring he became the Colombian time trial champion, and a little later he caused a surprise at the Giro d'Italia : He won two consecutive mountain stages and came second in the mountain classification behind his team-mate José Rujano .
Iván Parra started in all three major tours, the Giro, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España .
He ended his career at the end of the 2014 season.
successes
2005
- Colombian champion - individual time trial
- two stages of the Giro d'Italia
2006
- Mountain classification Tour de Romandie
Teams
- 1998 Lotería de Boyacá
- 1999-2000 Vitalicio Seguros
- 2001-2002 ONCE-Eroski
- 2003-2004 Kelme-Costa Blanca
- 2005 Colombia-Selle Italia
- 2006 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
- 2007 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone
- 2008 Colombia es Pasión
- 2009 Lotería de Boyacá
- 2010 GW Shimano
- 2011 EPM-UNE
- 2012 EPM-UNE
- 2013 Formesán-Bogotá Humana
- 2014 EBSA-Indeportes Boyacá
Web links
- Iván Parra in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Iván Parra in the Tour de France database(French / English )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Parra, Iván |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parra Pinto, Iván Ramiro |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sogamoso |