Angelo Conterno

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.

Major achievements

1952 – Frejus 5th, Overall, Giro d’Italia 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 1st, Stage 4, (Catanzaro - Bari, 352 km) 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

1st, Stage 2, (Santander - Oviedo, 248 km) 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