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
 * Held Jersey yellow.svg 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 Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a España
 * 1st Stage 21 (ITT)
 * 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 8th Overall Tour de France


 * 1987
 * 1st MaillotVolta.png Overall Volta a Catalunya
 * 1st Stages 5 & 8a
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg 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 Jersey black dotted.svg 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