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.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Álvaro Pino Couñago |
Born |
Ponteareas, Spain | 17 August 1956
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Directeur sportif |
Rider type | Climber |
Professional team(s) | |
1981 | Colchon |
1982-1986 | Zor |
1987-1989 | BH |
1990 | Seur |
1991 | Kelme |
Managerial team(s) | |
1992-1999 | Kelme |
2002-2005 | Phonak |
2007- | Karpin-Galicia |
Major wins | |
Vuelta a España (1986), 5 stages
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Infobox last updated on 8 February 2007 |
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 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
- 1st, Stage 21, (Jerez - Jerez, 22 km ITT)
- 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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