Jesús Loroño

Jesús Loroño

Personal information
Full name	Jesus Loroño Artega
Born	(1926-01-10)January 10, 1926 Larrabetzu, Spain
Died
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Major wins
1957 Vuelta a España 1953 Tour de France King of Mountains
Infobox last updated on July 4, 2008

Jesus Loroño Artega (Larrabetzu, 10 January 1926 – Larrabetzu, 12 August 1998) is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s. Loroño is most famous for capturing the 1957 Vuelta a España. The previous year at the Vuelta, he finished second to Angelo Conterno by just 13 seconds.

Palmarès

1947

Subida al Naranco

1949

Circuito de Getxo

Circuito Sardinero

1950

Circuito Sardinero

Vuelta a España:

10th place overall classification

1951

Circuito Sardinero

1953

Tour de France:

Winner Mountains classification

Winner stage 10

1954

Spain national hill climb championship

1955

Vuelta a España:

4th place overall classification

1956

GP de la Bicicleta Eibarresa

Vuelta a España:

2nd place overall classification

1957

Volta a Catalunya

Tour de France:

5th place overall classification

Vuelta a España:

Winner overall classification

Winner stage 13

1958

GP de la Bicicleta Eibarresa

Vuelta a España:

Winner stage 13A (with Guido Carlesi)

8th place overall classification

Giro d'Italia:

7th place overall classification

1960

GP Mugica

Vuelta a España:

9th place overall classification

External links

• Jesús Loroño at Cycling Archives
• Official Tour de France results for Jesús Loroño