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Historic Overview Angelo Conterno

Rider

Overall Rank211
NameAngelo CONTERNO
Country
  Italy
Date of birth13-Mar-1925 - Torino (Piemonte)
Date of death01-Dec-2007 - Torino (Piemonte)

Biography

Angelo Conterno (13 March 1925 – 1 December 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 pink jersey as leader of the general classification 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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

3 18 4 13

Major Victories

Vuelta a España 1956
Meisterschaft von Zürich 1959
Giro del Piemonte 1961
Giro del Lazio 1954
Giro del Veneto 1957
Giro dell'Appennino 1953
Trofeo Matteotti 1961
Giro del Ticino 1959
Giro d'Italia - stages 1952 (1), 1954 (1), 1955 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1956 (1)
Tour de Romandie - stages 1959 (1)
More results

Seasons

Angelo Conterno - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1950 V.C. Covolo Torino 242 245
2. 1951 Frejus - Ursus 336 167
3. 1952 Frejus 655 71
4. 1953 Frejus 1217 27
5. 1954 Frejus 1018 46
6. 1955 Torpado - Ursus 1281 39
7. 1956 Bianchi - Pirelli 1888 16
8. 1957 Bianchi - Pirelli 786 74
9. 1958 Carpano 1011 55
10. 1959 Carpano 1883 15
11. 1960 Carpano 829 77
12. 1961 Baratti - Milano 1529 27
13. 1962 Carpano 689 102
14. 1963 Carpano 801 85
15. 1964 Carpano 333 182
16. 1965 Sanson 157 285
Overall: 14655 211