Fabio Parra

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.

Career achievements Major results

1979 1st Novatos New rider classification, Vuelta a Colombia 1980 9th Overall Vuelta a Colombia 1981

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

1st Stage 12 1986 8th Overall Vuelta a España 1987

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 Stage 11 7th Overall Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish