Angelo Conterno
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 13, 1925 Turin, Italy |
| Died |
December 1, 2007 (aged 82) Turin, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 1956 Vuelta a España | |
Angelo Conterno (March 13, 1925 – December 1, 2007) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s who is most famous for becoming the first Italian to win the Vuelta a España. At the 1956 Vuelta after winning Stage 2 and capturing the golden jersey, Conterno, in one of the closest Vuelta's in history, outlasted Spaniard Jesus Loroño to win the overall title by just 13 seconds. The following year, Loroño won the 1957 Vuelta a España without Conterno in attendance.
Earlier in his career, Conterno wore the maglia rosa for a day when he won the second stage of the 1952 Giro d'Italia. Beyond his three stage victories in the Giro d'Italia, he won the 1959 Züri-Metzgete.
Major achievements
- 1952 – Frejus
- 5th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 2, (Abetone - Montecatini Terme, 197 km)
- Maglia rosa, General classification leader (after Stage 2)
- 1953 – Frejus
- 5th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1954 – Frejus
- 1st, Giro di Lazio
- 3rd, Giro del Piemonte
- 10th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1955 – Torpado
- 2nd, Giro del Piemonte
- 3rd, Giro di Lombardia
- 18th, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 1st, Stage 18, (Trieste - Cortina d'Ampezzo, 236 km)
- 1956
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1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 41st, Overall, Tour de France
- 1957
- 1st, Giro del Veneto
- 3rd, Giro dell'Emilia
- 3rd, Tre Valli Varesine
- 1958
- 3rd, Tour of Flanders
- 1959
- 1st, Züri-Metzgete
- 3rd, Giro di Lazio
- 1960
- 3rd, Tre Valli Varesine
- 1961
- 1st, Giro del Piemonte
- 2nd, Milano–Torino
- 1963
- 2nd, Züri-Metzgete
External links
- Angelo Conterno profile at Cycling Archives
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