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Historic Overview Fabio Parra Pinto

Rider

Overall Rank666
NameFabio PARRA PINTO
Country
  Colombia
Date of birth22-Nov-1959 - Sogamoso (Boyaca)
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Biography

Fabio Parra 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 and then the General classification in the 1981 Vuelta a Colombia. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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.

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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Tour de France - stages 1985 (1), 1988 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1988 (1), 1991 (1)
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Seasons

Fabio Parra Pinto - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1978 Individual 9 705
2. 1979 Individual 16 563
3. 1980 Individual 3 923
4. 1981 Individual 24 541
5. 1982 Individual 7 841
6. 1984 La Gran Via Leche 106 352
7. 1985 Varta - Café de Colombia - Mavic 1010 41
8. 1986 Café de Colombia - Varta 444 135
9. 1987 Varta - Café de Colombia 960 43
10. 1988 Kelme - Iberia 1163 33
11. 1989 Kelme - Iberia - Varta 761 63
12. 1990 Kelme - Ibexpress 1178 33
13. 1991 Amaya Seguros 583 101
14. 1992 Amaya Seguros 509 113
Overall: 6773 666