Colombian cyclist
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Parra and the second or maternal family name is
Pinto .
Fabio Enrique Parra Pinto (born November 22, 1959, in Sogamoso , Boyacá ) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist . Parra was successful as an amateur in Colombia , winning the Novatos classification for new riders or riders riding their first edition of the race, and finishing 14th in the 1979 Vuelta a Colombia [ 1] General classification in the 1981 Vuelta a Colombia .[ 2] individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics .[ 3]
Parra turned professional for the first Colombian cycling team , Café de Colombia , in 1985. He was a professional from 1985 to 1992 and won stages in the Tour de France and Vuelta a España . His success occurred at the same time as his compatriot Luis Herrera . While Herrera won stages and the King of the Mountains competitions in the grand tours , Parra could contend for the overall classification . His greatest achievements were a third place in the 1988 Tour de France , highest placing of a South American for 25 years, until his countryman Nairo Quintana finished second in the 2013 Tour de France , and, in the following year in the Vuelta a España , finishing second to Pedro Delgado at 35 seconds.[ 4]
Fabio Parra has two younger brothers who also became professionals, Humberto Parra Pinto and Iván Parra . Humberto rode for three years for Kelme while Iván won 2 stages of the 2005 Giro d'Italia .[ 5]
Career achievements
Major results
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend
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Did not compete
DNF
Did not finish
References
External links
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