Iván Parra

Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto (born 14 October 1975 in Sogamoso) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally for Petróleos de Colombia,, , , Cafes Baque, , , and. Parra comes from a Colombian cycling family. His father, Humberto was a successful in the Vuelta a Colombia, his eldest brother was the 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. In 1999 he came to ride in the European peloton. In 2005 while riding for the UCI Professional Continental team, Parra won two back-to-back stages of the Giro d'Italia.

Major results

 * 1998
 * 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia


 * 1999
 * 9th Overall Vuelta a España


 * 2000
 * 1st Stage 5 Volta a Galega


 * 2004
 * 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 10th Overall Vuelta Ciclista de Chile


 * 2005
 * 1st MaillotColombia.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
 * Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stages 13 & 14


 * 2006
 * 1st Jersey pink.svg Mountains classification Tour de Romandie


 * 2008
 * 8th Overall Vuelta a Colombia


 * 2013
 * 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia