Jesús Loroño
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Date of birth | January 10, 1926 |
date of death | August 12, 1998 |
nation | Spain |
discipline | Street |
Most important successes | |
Overall ranking Tour of Spain 1957 |
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Last updated: August 10, 2009 |
Jesús Loroño Arteaga (born January 10, 1926 in Larrabezúa , Spain ; † August 12, 1998 ibid) was a Spanish cyclist .
Career
Loroño was a professional from 1947 to 1962 . His most significant victory was winning the overall classification of the Vuelta a España after finishing second overall a year earlier. His stage win in the 1953 Tour de France , in which he won the mountain classification, is also remarkable .
Most important successes
- 1953
- a stage and mountain classification Tour de France
- 1957
- Overall rating of a stage Vuelta a España
- 1958
- a stage Vuelta a España
Web links
- radsportnews.net from August 13, 1998: 50s cyclist Jesus Loroño dies at the age of 72 ( memento from October 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Jesús Loroño in the Tour de France database(French / English )
- Jesús Loroño in the Radsportseiten.net database
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SURNAME | Loroño, Jesus |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loroño Arteaga, Jesús (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Larrabezúa , Spain |
DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1998 |
Place of death | Larrabezúa , Spain |