Álvaro Pino


Álvaro Pino Couñago 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.

Career achievements

Major results

;1982 - Zor
;1983
;1984
;1985
;1986 - Zor-BH
;1987
;1988 - BH
;1989 - BH

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour1981198219831984198519861987198819891990
Vuelta a España22104DNF8185DNF
Giro d'Italia3018DNF
Tour de France198816DNF

Did not compete
DNFDid not finish