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 |
| 2007–2010 | Karpin–Galicia |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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From 2007 through 2010, Pino worked as a directeur sportif for Spanish professional continental team Xacobeo–Galicia.
Major results
edit- 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
- 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
- 1st Stage 21 (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 8th Overall Tour de France
- 1987
- 1st
Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stages 5 & 8a
- 1st 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 - 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
edit| Grand Tour | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vuelta a España
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22 | 10 | 4 | DNF | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | DNF |
 Giro d'Italia
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— | 30 | 18 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France
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— | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | — | 8 | 16 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
External links
edit- Álvaro Pino at Cycling Archives
- Álvaro Pino at ProCyclingStats
- Álvaro Pino at CycleBase
