| Álvaro Pino | |
| Fullname: | Álvaro Pino Couñago |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Ponteareas, Spain |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Directeur sportif |
| Ridertype: | Climber |
| Proyears1: | 1981 |
| Proteam1: | Colchon |
| Proyears2: | 1982–1986 |
| Proteam2: | Zor |
| Proyears3: | 1987–1989 |
| Proteam3: | BH |
| Proyears4: | 1990 |
| Proteam4: | Seur |
| Proyears5: | 1991 |
| Proteam5: | Kelme |
| Manageyears1: | 1992–1999 |
| Manageteam1: | Kelme |
| Manageyears2: | 2002–2005 |
| Manageteam2: | Phonak |
| Manageyears3: | 2007–2010 |
| Manageteam3: | Karpin–Galicia |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours
Mountains classification (1988) 5 individual stages (1981, 1986, 1988, 1989)Stage races |
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.
| Grand Tour | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta a España | 22 | 10 | 4 | DNF | 8 | bgcolor=yellow | 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 |