The Ministry of Sport confirmed that this Monday, September 12, the death of the cyclist Efraín ‘Zipa’ Forero at the age of 92. The former cyclist was one of the first figures in Colombian cycling in the 1950s.
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The great history of the zipaquireño begins in 1951 when he was the first winner in the history of the Vuelta a Colombia. An achievement that was praised for his extensive domain, in a race where he won seven stages out of the ten disputed.
forum too won the national road championship in 1950. After that, he repeated the title of this contest in the years 1953, 1954 and 1958.
I followed the information and people close to the former cyclist. His last resting place was his native Zipaquiráthe city that saw him grow and supported him in several of his sporting feats.
The highest entity of Colombian sport, sent a message of condolence to his friends and family, through his social networks emphasizing the legacy he left for national cycling.
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For now, there is no more detailed information about it, but it is expected that in the next few hours the details of the causes of the death of the great ‘Zipa’ Forero.
