Álvaro Pino
Spanish cyclist
Personal information | |
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Full name | Álvaro Pino Couñago |
Born | (1956-08-17) 17 August 1956 (age 67) Ponteareas, Spain |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Directeur sportif |
Rider type | Climber |
Professional teams | |
1981 | Colchon |
1982–1986 | Zor |
1987–1989 | BH |
1990 | Seur |
1991 | Kelme |
Managerial teams | |
1992–1999 | Kelme |
2002–2005 | Phonak |
2007–2010 | Karpin–Galicia |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
Stage races
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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
Grand Tour | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
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Vuelta a España | 22 | 10 | 4 | DNF | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | DNF |
Giro d'Italia | — | 30 | 18 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | — | 8 | 16 | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
External links
- Álvaro Pino at Cycling Archives
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Vuelta a España general classification winners
- 1935–36: Gustaaf Deloor
- 1937–40 Spanish Civil War
- 1941–42: Julián Berrendero
- 1943–44 World War II
- 1945: Delio Rodríguez
- 1946: Dalmacio Langarica
- 1947: Edward Van Dijck
- 1948: Bernardo Ruiz
- 1949 Race not held
- 1950: Emilio Rodríguez
- 1951–54 Race not held
- 1955: Jean Dotto
- 1956: Angelo Conterno
- 1957: Jesús Loroño
- 1958: Jean Stablinski
- 1959: Antonio Suárez
- 1960: Frans De Mulder
- 1961: Angelino Soler
- 1962: Rudi Altig
- 1963: Jacques Anquetil
- 1964: Raymond Poulidor
- 1965: Rolf Wolfshohl
- 1966: Francisco Gabica
- 1967: Jan Janssen
- 1968: Felice Gimondi
- 1969: Roger Pingeon
- 1970: Luis Ocaña
- 1971: Ferdinand Bracke
- 1972: José Manuel Fuente
- 1973: Eddy Merckx
- 1974: José Manuel Fuente
- 1975: Agustín Tamames
- 1976: José Pesarrodona
- 1977: Freddy Maertens
- 1978: Bernard Hinault
- 1979: Joop Zoetemelk
- 1980: Faustino Ruperez
- 1981: Giovanni Battaglin
- 1982: Marino Lejarreta
- 1983: Bernard Hinault
- 1984: Éric Caritoux
- 1985: Pedro Delgado
- 1986: Álvaro Pino
- 1987: Luis Herrera
- 1988: Sean Kelly
- 1989: Pedro Delgado
- 1990: Marco Giovannetti
- 1991: Melcior Mauri
- 1992–93–94: Tony Rominger
- 1995: Laurent Jalabert
- 1996–97: Alex Zülle
- 1998: Abraham Olano
- 1999: Jan Ullrich
- 2000: Roberto Heras
- 2001: Ángel Casero
- 2002: Aitor González
- 2003–04–05: Roberto Heras
- 2006: Alexander Vinokourov
- 2007: Denis Menchov
- 2008: Alberto Contador
- 2009: Alejandro Valverde
- 2010: Vincenzo Nibali
- 2011: Chris Froome
- 2012: Alberto Contador
- 2013: Chris Horner
- 2014: Alberto Contador
- 2015: Fabio Aru
- 2016: Nairo Quintana
- 2017: Chris Froome
- 2018: Simon Yates
- 2019–20–21: Primož Roglič
- 2022: Remco Evenepoel
- 2023: Sepp Kuss