Álvaro Pino
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Pino and the second or maternal family name is Couñago.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Álvaro Pino Couñago |
| Born | 17 August 1956 Ponteareas, Spain |
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| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1981 1982-1986 1987-1989 1990 1991 |
Colchon Zor BH Seur Kelme |
| Managerial team(s) | |
| 1992-1999 2002-2005 2007- |
Kelme Phonak Karpin-Galicia |
| Major wins | |
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Vuelta a España (1986), 5 stages
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Álvaro Pino Couñago (born 17 August 1956) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Spain 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.
From 2007 through 2010, Pino worked as a directeur sportif for Spanish professional continental team Xacobeo-Galicia.
Major achievements
- 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
Grand Tours overall classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
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 Vuelta |
22 | 10 | 4 | WD | 8 | 1 | - | 8 | 5 | WD |
 Giro |
- | 30 | 18 | WD | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 Tour |
- | - | - | - | 19 | 8 | - | 8 | 16 | WD |
WD = Withdrew
External links
- Álvaro Pino profile at Cycling Archives
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