title: Jesús Loroño
text: # Jesús Loroño
  
  Jesus Loroño Artega (Larrabetzu, 10 January 1926 – Larrabetzu, 12 August 1998) was a 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.
  
  ## Major results
  
  ### 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
  
      1st Overall Vuelta a España
         1st Stage 13
      1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
      5th Overall Tour de France
  
  ### 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
  