Efraín Forero Triviño
# Efraín Forero Triviño

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.

## 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)
