Ángel Casero
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Spanish cyclist
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casero and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Luis Casero Moreno |
| Born | (1972年09月27日) 27 September 1972 (age 52) Albalat dels Tarongers, Spain |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1993–1997 | Banesto |
| 1998–1999 | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 2000–2001 | Festina |
| 2002–2003 | Team Coast |
| 2004–2005 | Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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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 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
[edit ]Major results
[edit ]- 1993
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1994
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 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 Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1998
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 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
- 1st Road race
- 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
- 1st Overall Vuelta a España
- 2002
- 4th Memorial Manuel Galera
- 6th Overall Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit ]| Grand Tour | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A yellow jersey Tour de France | — | — | 29 | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | — | 57 | — | — |
| A yellow jersey/A gold jersey Vuelta a España | 13 | 24 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 2 | 1 | 6 | DNF | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
[edit ]- Ángel Casero at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)
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