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

1. 1952 Frejus

2. 5th, Overall, Giro d’Italia

   1. 1st, Stage 2, (Abetone - Montecatini Terme, 197 km)

   2. general classification leader (after Stage 2)

   1953 Frejus

3. 5th, Overall, Giro d'Italia

4. 1954 Frejus

5. 1st, Giro di Lazio

6. 3rd, Giro del Piemonte

7. 10th, Overall, Giro d'Italia

   1. 1st, Stage 4, (Catanzaro - Bari, 352 km)

   1955 Torpado

8. 2nd, Giro del Piemonte

9. 3rd, Giro di Lombardia

10. 18th, Overall, Giro d’Italia

    1. 1st, Stage 18, (Trieste - Cortina d'Ampezzo, 236 km)

    1956

11. 1st, Overall, Vuelta a España

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

    41st, Overall, Tour de France

12. 1957

13. 1st, Giro del Veneto

14. 3rd, Giro dell'Emilia

15. 3rd, Tre Valli Varesine

16. 1958

17. 3rd, Tour of Flanders

18. 1959

19. 1st, Züri-Metzgete

20. 3rd, Giro di Lazio

21. 1960

22. 3rd, Tre Valli Varesine

23. 1961

24. 1st, Giro del Piemonte

25. 2nd, Milano–Torino

26. 1963

27. 2nd, Züri-Metzgete

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