| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Efraín Forero Triviño |
| Nickname | El Zipa El Indomable Zipa |
| Born | 4 March 1930 Zipaquirá, Colombia |
| Died | 12 September 2022 (aged 92) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta a Colombia (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 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.[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 Vuelta a Colombia 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 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 & 10
- 1952
- 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Colombia
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1953
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 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 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 15
- 1956
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1957
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Colombia
- 1958
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1959
- 1st Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Pablo Hurtado and Ramón Hoyos)
References
- ↑ Murió Efraín Forero, leyenda del ciclismo colombiano (in Spanish)
- ↑ "History of the Vuelta a Colombia". Compania Nacional de Chocolates. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- ↑ "Vuelta a Colombia Histoia 1951". Ciclismo de Colombia. Archived from the original on 27 March 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
- ↑ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
- ↑ "Palmares du Tour de Colombie". Velo Club. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.