Álvaro Pino Couñago, born 17 August 1956, is a former professional road racing cyclist from Galicia who raced between 1981 and 1991. He is most famous for winning the overall title at the 1986 Vuelta a España, ahead of the favorites Robert Millar, Laurent Fignon and Sean Kelly. The following year he won the 1987 Volta a Catalunya, and at the 1988 Vuelta he won two stages and the King of the Mountains jersey. Over his career he won five stages at the Vuelta a España. From 2007 through 2010 he worked as a directeur sportif for the Spanish team Xacobeo-Galicia.
Facts
Connections
Competed In
Source Álvaro Pino (Wikipedia)
Plays
Source Álvaro Pino (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Álvaro Pino (Wikipedia)
Lead sentence
born 17 August 1956
Plays: Cycling, Lead sentence [plays]
former professional road racing cyclist from Galicia
Competed In: Vuelta a España, Lead paragraph
winning the overall title at the 1986 Vuelta a España
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.