Ángel Casero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casero and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

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.

Ángel Casero

Personal information
Full name	Ángel Luis Casero Moreno
Born	(1972-09-27) 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 Vuelta a España General classification (2001) Single-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1998, 1999)

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

Major results

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

Held after Stages 10–12

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

Grand Tour	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	29	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	—	57	—	—
/ Vuelta a España	13	24	DNF	DNF	DNF	2	1	6	DNF	—	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

External links

• Ángel Casero at Cycling Archives