Álvaro Pino

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Álvaro Pino

Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Pino Couñago
Date of birth	August 17, 1956 (1956-08-17) (age 51)
Country	Spain
Team information
Current team	Karpin-Galicia
Discipline	Road
Role	Directeur sportif
Professional team(s)
1981 1982-1986 1987-1989 1990 1991	Colchon Zor BH Seur Kelme
Managerial team(s)
1992-1999 2002-2005 2007-	Kelme Phonak Karpin-Galicia
Major wins
Vuelta a España (1986), 5 stages King of the Mountains (1988) Volta a Catalunya (1987)
Infobox last updated on:
February 8, 2007

Álvaro Pino Couñago (born 17 August 1956 in Ponteareas) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Spain 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 and Seán 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. As of January 2007, Pino works as a directeur sportif for Spanish professional continental team Karpin-Galicia.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Pedro Delgado	Winner of the Vuelta a España 1986	Succeeded by Luis Herrera