Efraín Forero Triviño
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| Full name | Efraín Forero Triviño | ||
| Nickname | El Zipa El Indomable Zipa |
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| Born | 1931 Zipaquirá, Colombia |
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Climbing specialist | ||
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| Infobox last updated on August 11, 2007 |
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Efraín Forero Triviño (born in 1931 in Zipaquirá, in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia) is a retired 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.[1] He won seven stages along the way.[2] He would win a further three stages and would finish 4th overall in 1953 and 1954[3] as well as second overall in the 1958 Vuelta a Colombia behind Spaniard José Gómez del Moral.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "History of the Vuelta a Colombia". Compania Nacional de Chocolates. http://www.jet.com.co/ingles/eventos_vuelta_colombia.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Vuelta a Colombia Histoia 1951". Ciclismo de Colombia. Archived from the original on 2007-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070327225301/http://www.ciclismodecolombia.com/index.cfm?doc=contenido&idmenu2=3&idseccion=43. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
- ^ "Palmares du Tour de Colombie". Velo Club. http://www.velo-club.net/article.php?sid=17719. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
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