Ángel Casero
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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
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- 1993
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1994
- 1st File:Jersey yellow.svg 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 File:Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1998
- National Road Championships
- 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
- 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 File:Jersey gold.svg after Stages 10–12
- 4th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 2001
- 1st File:Jersey gold.svg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |