Iván Parra
Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto (born 14 October 1975 in
Sogamoso) 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, 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. In 1999 he came to ride in the European
peloton. In 2005 while riding for the
UCI Professional Continental team , Parra won two back-to-back stages of the
Giro d'Italia.
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