Ángel Casero

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.

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.

Major results

 * 1993
 * 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir


 * 1994
 * 1st 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 Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
 * 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
 * 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya


 * 1998
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotEspaña.PNG 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 MaillotEspaña.PNG 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 Jersey gold.svg after Stages 10–12
 * 4th Overall Deutschland Tour


 * 2001
 * 1st Jersey gold.svg Overall Vuelta a España


 * 2002
 * 4th Memorial Manuel Galera
 * 6th Overall Vuelta a España