Jesús Loroño

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ridername = Jesús Loroño


fullname = Jesus Loroño Artega
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dateofbirth = birth date|1926|01|10
dateofdeath = death date and age|1998|08|12|1926|01|10
country = ESP
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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majorwins = 1957 Vuelta a España 1953 Tour de France King of Mountains
updated = 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:ESP 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

*cyclingwebsite|5557
* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/3294.html Official Tour de France results for Jesús Loroño]

Persondata
NAME=Loroño, Jesús
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1926-01-10
PLACE OF BIRTH=Larrabetzu
DATE OF DEATH=1998-08-12
PLACE OF DEATH=Larrabetzu