Efraín Forero Triviño

Efraín Forero Triviño (4 March 1930 – 12 September 2022) was a Colombian road racing cyclist.

Forero or El Zipa as he was known was involved in the organisation of the first Vuelta a Colombia. He was chosen to ride between the cities of Fresno and Manizales, via Páramo de Letras, as a preliminary race, and to define the route of the tour. The following year, 1951, the first Vuelta a Colombia took place. It was a 1,233 kilometers race which was divided in 10 stages, including 3 days off. Forero won this first Vuelta a Colombia. He won seven stages along the way. He would win a further three stages and would finish 4th overall in 1953 and 1954 as well as second overall in the 1957 Vuelta a Colombia behind Spaniard José Gómez del Moral.

Major results

 * 1950
 * 1st MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Gold medal centralamerica.svg Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games


 * 1951
 * 1st Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 & 10


 * 1952
 * 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships


 * 1953
 * 1st MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Stage 1


 * 1954
 * 1st MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 1st Gold medal centralamerica.svg Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Héctor Mesa, Justo Londoño and Ramón Hoyos)
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
 * 1st Stage 15


 * 1956
 * 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia


 * 1957
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia


 * 1958
 * 1st MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships


 * 1959
 * 1st Gold medal centralamerica.svg Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Pablo Hurtado and Ramón Hoyos)