When the Vuelta a España announced late last year that it would be having its first-ever start in Italy this summer, only a few fans realised that the chosen city for the Grande Partenza, Turin, was also the birthplace of its first-ever Italian winner, Angelo Conterno.
Only a few fans, that is – barring the cycling tifosi in Turin, who knew full well that back in 1956, Conterno had triumphed overall in the Spanish Grand Tour, the biggest victory of his career, despite suffering a major fever on the last day.
