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.

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

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 Stage 21 (ITT) 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya 8th Overall Tour de France 1987

1st Stages 5 & 8a

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 Stages 8 & 9 (ITT) 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

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish