Efraín Forero Triviño Explained
| Efraín Forero Triviño |
| Fullname: | Efraín Forero Triviño |
| Nickname: | El Zipa
El Indomable Zipa |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Zipaquirá, Colombia |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Climbing specialist |
| Majorwins: | (1951) |
Efraín Forero Triviño (4 March 1930 – 12 September 2022)[1] was a Colombian road racing cyclist.
Forero or El Zipa as he was known was involved in the organisation of the first . 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 took place. It was a 1,233 kilometers race which was divided in 10 stages, including 3 days off. Forero won this first .[2] He won seven stages along the way.[3] He would win a further three stages and would finish 4th overall in 1953 and 1954[4] as well as second overall in the 1957 behind Spaniard José Gómez del Moral.[5]
Major results
- 1950
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games
- 1951
1st Overall
1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 & 10
- 1952
1st Stage 5
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1953
1st Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall
1st Stage 1
- 1954
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Héctor Mesa, Justo Londoño and Ramón Hoyos)
4th Overall
1st Stage 15
- 1956
3rd Overall
- 1957
2nd Overall
- 1958
1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1959
1st Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Pablo Hurtado and Ramón Hoyos)Notes and References
- https://www.rtvcnoticias.com/murioefrain-forero-leyenda-ciclismo-colombiano?amp=1 Murió Efraín Forero, leyenda del ciclismo colombiano
- Web site: History of the Vuelta a Colombia. Compania Nacional de Chocolates. 10 August 2007.
- Web site: Vuelta a Colombia Histoia 1951 . Ciclismo de Colombia . 11 August 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070327225301/http://www.ciclismodecolombia.com/index.cfm?doc=contenido&idmenu2=3&idseccion=43 . 27 March 2007 . dead .
- Book: Rendell, Matt. Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. 2002. 1-85410-837-9.
- Web site: Palmares du Tour de Colombie . Velo Club . 11 August 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025809/http://www.velo-club.net/article.php?sid=17719 . 27 September 2007 .
