Fabio Parra
 Parra during the 1989 Vuelta a España | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Fabio Enrique Parra Pinto |
| Born | November 22, 1959 Sogamoso, Colombia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1979–1981 | Lotería de Boyacá A |
| 1982 | Perfumería Yanneth |
| 1984 | Leche La Gran Vía A |
| Professional teams | |
| 1985–1987 | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic |
| 1988–1990 | Kelme |
| 1991–1992 | Amaya Seguros |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
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] and then the General classification in the 1981 Vuelta a Colombia.[2] He also competed in the 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
- 1979
- 1st Novatos New rider classification, Vuelta a Colombia
- 1980
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1981
- 1st
Overall Vuelta a Colombia - 2nd Overall Clásico RCN
- 1982
- 2nd Overall Clásico RCN
- 1984
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 5th Overall Clásico RCN
- 1985
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 11
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 8th Overall Tour de France
Young rider classification- 1st Stage 12
- 1986
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1987
- 1st Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Stages 1 & 6
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 1988
- 3rd Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 11
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 13
- 1989
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a España
- 2nd Overall Clásico RCN
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 10
- 1990
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1991
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 13
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 8th GP Cafe de Colombia
- 1992
- 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 11
- 7th Overall Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
|
5 | 8 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France
|
8 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 13 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "29o Vuelta a Colombia 1979". Archived from the original on 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
- ^ "31a Vuelta a Colombia 1981". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
- ^ "Fabio Parra Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ 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 2007-07-21.
External links
- Fabio Enrique Parra Pinto at CycleBase
- Fabio Parra results and teams