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.
Major results
;1981;1982
;1983
;1985
;1986
;1987
;1988
;1989
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
| 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 |
| DNF | Did not finish |