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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Vuelta a España (1986), 5 stages
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.