Angelo Conterno

Angelo Conterno (born March 13, 1925 in Turin ; † November 30, 2007 there ) was an Italian cyclist .

Career

Although he mainly raced in Italy , Angelo Conterno achieved his greatest successes abroad. In 1956 he was the first Italian to win the overall ranking of the Tour of Spain including the second stage. In 1959 he won the Zurich championship ( Züri-Metzgete ). He took part in the Tour of Italy ten times and won a total of three stages. In his entire professional career, he recorded 16 wins.

Palmares (selection)

1952 Second stage of the Giro d'Italia
1954 Fourth stage Giro d'Italia and Giro del Lazio
1955 Eighteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia
1956 Second stage and the overall classification of the Tour of Spain
1957 Giro del Veneto
1959 championship of Zurich and third stage of the Tour de Romandie
1961 Giro del Piemonte and Trofeo Matteotti

personal data
SURNAME	Conterno, Angelo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 13, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Turin
DATE OF DEATH	November 30, 2007
Place of death	Turin