Álvaro Pino
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Álvaro Pino Couñago |
| Born |
17 August 1956 Ponteareas, Spain |
| 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 | |
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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.
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