Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto (born 14 October 1975 in
Sogamoso
Sogamoso () is a city in the department of Boyacá of Colombia. It is the capital of the Sugamuxi Province, named after the original Sugamuxi. Sogamoso is nicknamed "City of the Sun", based on the original Muisca tradition of pilgrimage and ador ...
) is a Colombian former
road bicycle racer, who competed professionally for Petróleos de Colombia, , , , Cafes Baque, , , and . Parra comes from a Colombian cycling family. His father, Humberto was a successful in the
Vuelta a Colombia
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, his eldest brother was the
Colombian
climber Fabio Parra who won stages in the
Tour de France
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and the
Vuelta a España
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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
The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...
. In 1999 he came to ride in the European
peloton
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. In 2005 while riding for the
UCI Professional Continental team
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, Parra won two back-to-back stages of the
Giro d'Italia.
Career highlights
Major results
;1998
: 2nd Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...
;1999
: 9th Overall
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
;2000
: 1st Stage 5
Volta a Galega
;2004
: 6th Overall
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...
: 10th Overall
Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
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;2005
: 1st
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, National Road Championships
:
Giro d'Italia
::1st Stages 13 & 14
;2006
: 1st
Mountains classification
Tour de Romandie
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;2008
: 8th Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
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;2013
: 4th Overall
Vuelta a Colombia
The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
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1975 births
Living people
People from Sogamoso
Colombian male cyclists
Colombian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games
Pan American Games competitors for Colombia
Sportspeople from Boyacá Department
21st-century Colombian people
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