Fabio Parra

Parra during the 1989 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full name	Fabio Enrique Parra Pinto
Born	(1959-11-22) November 22, 1959 (age 52) Sogamoso, 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 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^[1] and then the General Classification in the 1981 Vuelta a Colombia.^[2]

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 achievement was third place in the 1988 Tour de France, still the highest placing of a South American. The following year in the Vuelta a España, Parra finished second to Pedro Delgado at 35 seconds.^[3]

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 is riding for Cofidis and won 2 stages of the 2005 Giro d'Italia.^[4]

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