|  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| 2007–2010 | Karpin–Galicia | 
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours 
 | |
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.
From 2007 through 2010, Pino worked as a directeur sportif for Spanish professional continental team Xacobeo–Galicia.
Major results
- 1981
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 1982
- 1st Subida al Naranco
- 1st Stage 2b (ITT) Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 3rd Overall Vuelta Asturias
- 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1983
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos
- 2nd Overall Vuelta Asturias
- 4th Overall Vuelta a España
- Held  after stages 14 & 15a after stages 14 & 15a
 
- Held 
- 9th Tre Valli Varesine
- 1985
- 3rd GP Navarra
- 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 9th Clásica de San Sebastián
- 1986
- 1st  Overall Vuelta a España Overall Vuelta a España- 1st Stage 21 (ITT)
 
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 1987
- 1st  Overall Volta a Catalunya Overall Volta a Catalunya- 1st Stages 5 & 8a
 
- 1st  Overall Escalada a Montjuïc Overall Escalada a Montjuïc- 1st Stage 1a & 1b (ITT)
 
- 3rd Subida al Naranco
- 1988
- 2nd Overall Tour of Galicia
- 1st Stage 4
 
- 2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
- 4th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
- 5th Overall Critérium International
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st  Mountains classification Mountains classification
- 1st Stages 8 & 9 (ITT)
 
- 1st 
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 10th Road race, National Road Championships
- 1989
- 1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo
- 2nd Klasika Primavera
- 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 3rd Overall Vuelta Asturias
- 3rd Subida al Naranco
- 5th Overall Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 17
 
- 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Vuelta a España | 22 | 10 | 4 | DNF | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | DNF | 
|  Giro d'Italia | — | 30 | 18 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 
|  Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | — | 8 | 16 | DNF | 
| — | Did not compete | 
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish | 
External links
- Álvaro Pino at Cycling Archives
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