Efraín Forero Triviño

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Forero and the second or maternal family name is Triviño.
Efraín Forero Triviño
Personal information
Full nameEfraín Forero Triviño
NicknameEl Zipa
El Indomable Zipa
Born4 March 1930
Zipaquirá, Colombia
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Major wins
Vuelta a Colombia (1951)

Efraín Forero Triviño (born 4 March 1930 in Zipaquirá, in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia) is a Colombian former 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 1957 Vuelta a Colombia behind Spaniard José Gómez del Moral.[4]

Major results[]

1950
1st MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
1st Gold medal centralamerica.svg Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games
1951
1st Jersey yellow.svg 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 MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia
1st Stage 1
1954
1st MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
1st Gold medal centralamerica.svg Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Héctor Mesa, 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 MaillotColombia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
1959
1st Gold medal centralamerica.svg Team time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Pablo Hurtado and Ramón Hoyos)

References[]

  1. ^ "History of the Vuelta a Colombia". Compania Nacional de Chocolates. Retrieved 2007-08-10.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Vuelta a Colombia Histoia 1951". Ciclismo de Colombia. Archived from the original on 2007-03-27. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  3. ^ Rendell, Matt (2002). Kings of the Mountains. Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-837-9.
  4. ^ "Palmares du Tour de Colombie". Velo Club. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-11.


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