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.
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]
Career highlights
Major results
- 1998
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1999
- 9th Overall Vuelta a España
- 2000
- 1st Stage 5 Volta a Galega
- 2004
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
- 2005
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 13 & 14
- 2006
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Romandie - 2008
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 2013
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia
|
— | DNF | — | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | 13 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 42 | DNF |
 Vuelta a España
|
9 | 59 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "EPM-UNE (EPM) - COL". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "48ª Vuelta a Colombia – 1998". fortune city hosting. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
- ^ 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 21 July 2007.
External links
- Official website
- Iván Parra at trap-friis.dk
- Iván Parra at ProCyclingStats