Ángel Casero

Ángel Luis Casero Moreno (born 27 September 1972 in Albalat dels Tarongers, Province of 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 the Spanish national 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. His name was later tied to the Operation Puerto doping case.

Career achievements Major results

1993 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir 1994

3rd Overall Vuelta a Mallorca 10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1995 1st Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 1996 8th Overall Critérium International 1997

1st Stage 3 (ITT) 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya 1998 National Road Championships

3rd Time trial 3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos 3rd Subida a Urkiola 7th Clásica de San Sebastián 8th Overall Volta a Catalunya 10th Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe 1999 National Road Championships

2nd Time trial 3rd Clásica a los Puertos 5th Overall Tour de France 5th Overall Vuelta a Asturias 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Prologue 9th Overall Euskal Bizikleta 2000 2nd Overall Vuelta a España

4th Overall Deutschland Tour 2001

2002 4th Memorial Manuel Galera 6th Overall Vuelta a España

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish