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
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) 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
External links
1956 births
Living people
People from Ponteareas
Sportspeople from the Province of Pontevedra
Cyclists from Galicia (Spain) Spanish male cyclists