Iván Parra

RoleRiderRider typeClimbing specialistAmateur teams2009Lotería de Boyacá2010GW–Shimano2013–2015Formesán–Bogotá Humana Professional teams1998Petróleos de Colombia1999–2000Vitalicio Seguros2001–2002ONCE–Eroski2003–2004Kelme–Costa Blanca2004Cafes Baque2005Colombia–Selle Italia2006–2007Cofidis2008Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes2011–2012EPM–UNE Major winsGrand Tours

Giro d'Italia

2 individual stages (2005)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2005)

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

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	—	—	—

Legend

DSQ	Disqualified
DNF	Did not finish

References

External links

• Official website
• Iván Parra at trap-friis.dk
• Iván Parra at ProCyclingStats