Ángel Casero
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Ángel Luis Casero Moreno (born September 27, 1972 in Valencia) is a retired Spanish road bicycle racer who raced professionally between 1994 and 2005.
His first win was at the 1995 Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama followed by the 1997 Vuelta a Castilla y León. In 1998 and 1999, he was Spanish nationl champion; in 1999, he finished fifth in the Tour de France. He finished second in the Vuelta a España in 2000 and won it in 2001.
[edit] Major results
- 1995
- Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama
- 1997
- 1st Overall, Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1998
- Spain National Road Race Champion
- 1999
- Spain National Road Race Champion
- 1st, Stage, Volta a Catalunya
- 2000
- 2nd Overall, Vuelta a España
- General classification leader (Gold jersey), after Stages 10-12
- 2001
- 1st Overall, Vuelta a España
- General classification leader (Gold jersey), after final Stage 21
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Preceded by Roberto Heras |
Winner of the Vuelta a España 2001 |
Succeeded by Aitor González |