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Historic Overview Efraín Forero Triviño

Rider

Overall Rank10324
NameEfraín FORERO TRIVIÑO
Country
  Colombia
Date of birth04-Mar-1930 - Zipaquirá (Cundinamarca)
Date of death12-Sep-2022 - Bogotá (Cundinamarca)

Biography

Efraín Forero Triviño (4 March 1930 – 12 September 2022) 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. He won seven stages along the way. He would win a further three stages and would finish 4th overall in 1953 and 1954, as well as second overall in the 1957 Vuelta a Colombia behind Spaniard José Gómez del Moral.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

3 13

Major Victories

Campeonato Nacional de Colombia 1950, 1953, 1954, 1958
Vuelta a Colombia 1951
Vuelta a Colombia - stages 1951 (7), 1952 (1)
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Seasons

Efraín Forero Triviño - Scores by Season