Álvaro Pino
Álvaro Pino Couñago (born 17 August 1956) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Galicia who raced between 1981 through 1991 and is most famous for winning the overall title at the 1986 Vuelta a España over favorites Robert Millar from Great Britain, Laurent Fignon from France and Sean Kelly from Ireland. The following year, Pino captured the 1987 Volta a Catalunya and at the 1988 Vuelta, Pino won two stages and the King of the Mountains jersey. In all, he won five stages over his career at the Vuelta a España.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Álvaro Pino Couñago |
| Born | 17 August 1956 Ponteareas, Spain |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1981 | Colchon |
| 1982-1986 | Zor |
| 1987-1989 | BH |
| 1990 | Seur |
| 1991 | Kelme |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1992-1999 | Kelme |
| 2002-2005 | Phonak |
| 2007- | Karpin-Galicia |
| Major wins | |
Vuelta a España (1986), 5 stages
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From 2007 through 2010, Pino worked as a directeur sportif for Spanish professional continental team Xacobeo-Galicia.
Career achievements
Major results
- 1982 – Zor
- 10th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1983
- 4th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- After Stages 14 and 15a, Golden Jersey, General classification leader
- 1984
- 4th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1985
- 8th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1986 – Zor-BH
1st, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 2nd, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1987
- 1st, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 1988 – BH
- 8th, Overall, Tour de France
- 8th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1989 – BH
- 3rd, Overall, Volta a Catalunya
- 5th, Overall, Vuelta a España
- 1st, Stage 17, (Santoña - Lagos de Covadonga, 228 km)
- 16th, Overall, Tour de France
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