Iván Parra

Iván Parra
Personal information
Full name	Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto
Born	October 14, 1975 (age 48); Sogamoso, Colombia
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Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current team	Formesán-Bogotá Humana
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Amateur team(s)
2009	Lotería de Boyacá
2010	GW-Shimano
2013–	Formesán-Bogotá Humana
Professional team(s)
1998	Petróleos de Colombia
1999–2000	Vitalicio Seguros
2001–2002	ONCE–Eroski
2003–2004	Kelme–Costa Blanca
2004	Cafes Baque
2005	Colombia–Selle Italia
2006–2007	Cofidis
2008	Colombia es Pasión–Coldeportes
2011–2012	EPM–UNE
Major wins
	Giro d'Italia, 2 stages
	Infobox last updated on; 23 June 2013

Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto (born October 14, 1975 in Sogamoso) is a Colombian road bicycle racer for Colombian Continental cycling team Formesán-Bogotá Humana. He has also 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 famous 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 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia, Parra won two back-to-back stages of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.^[4]