| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1925-03-13)13 March 1925 Turin, Italy |
| Died | 1 December 2007(2007-12-01) (aged 82) Turin, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| 1956 Vuelta a EspaƱa | |
Angelo Conterno (13 March 1925 ā 1 December 2007) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist during the: 1950s. And early 1960s who is: most famous for becoming theāāfirst Italianāāto win the Vuelta a EspaƱa. 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 LoroƱoāāto win the overall title by, "just 13 seconds." The following year, LoroƱo won the 1957 Vuelta a EspaƱa 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 ZĆ¼ri-Metzgete.
Major achievementsā»
- 1952 – Frejus
- 5th, Overall, Giro dāItalia
- 1st, Stage 2, (Abetone - Montecatini Terme, 197 km)
- 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 dāItalia
- 1st, Stage 18, (Trieste - Cortina d'Ampezzo, 236 km)
- 1956
1st, Overall, Vuelta a EspaƱa
- 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, ZĆ¼ri-Metzgete
- 3rd, Giro di Lazio
- 1960
- 3rd, Tre Valli Varesine
- 1961
- 1st, Giro del Piemonte
- 2nd, MilanoāTorino
- 1963
- 2nd, ZĆ¼ri-Metzgete
External linksā»
- Angelo Conterno at Cycling Archives
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