Fabio Parra

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**Fabio Parra**
Personal information

Parra during the 1989 Vuelta a España
Full name	Fabio Parra Pinto
Date of birth	November 22, 1959 (1959-11-22) (age 48)
Country	Colombia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Amateur team(s)
1979-1981 1982 1984	Lotería de Boyacá A Perfumería Yanneth Leche La Gran Vía A
Professional team(s)
1985-1987 1988-1990 1991-1992	Café de Colombia Kelme Amaya
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (1981, 1992) Tour de France, 2 stages Vuelta a España, 3 stages RCN Classic (1987)
Infobox last updated on:
July 21, 2007

Fabio Parra Pinto (born November 22, 1959 in Sogamoso, Cundinamarca) 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 overall in the 1979 Vuelta a Colombia^[1] and then the General Classification in the 1981 Vuelta a Colombia.^[2] Parra turned professional with the formation of the first Colombian professional cycling team Café de Colombia in 1985. He was a professional cyclist from 1985 to 1992 where he won stages in the Tour de France and in the 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 was a more complete rider that could contend for the overall general classification. His greatest achievement as a cyclist would be his third place overall in the 1988 Tour de France which was and still is the highest ever placing of a Colombian or a South American in the Tour de France. The following year in the 1989 Vuelta a España, Parra had a duel with Pedro Delgado to which Parra eventually finished second at 35 seconds.^[3]

Fabio Parra has younger two brothers who also became professional racing cyclists, Humberto Parra Pinto and Iván Parra. Humerto rode for only three years for the Kelme cycling team while Iván is currently riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis and who won 2 stages of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.^[4]