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Álvaro Pino Couñago (born 17 August 1956) is a former professional
after stages 14 & 15a
: 9th Tre Valli Varesine
;1985
: 3rd GP Navarra
: 5th Overall Overall Vuelta a España
::1st Stage 21 (
Overall Volta a Catalunya
::1st Stages 5 & 8a
: 1st Overall 
road racing cyclist
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from Galicia
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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 : 1stSubida al Naranco
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: 1st Stage 2b (ITT
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) Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
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: 3rd Overall Vuelta Asturias
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: 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
: 10th Overall Vuelta a España
;1983
: 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos
: 2nd Overall Vuelta Asturias
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: 4th Overall Vuelta a España
::Held after stages 14 & 15a
: 9th Tre Valli Varesine
;1985
: 3rd GP Navarra
: 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
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: 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
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Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
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*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 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
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::1st Stage 1a & 1b (ITT
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* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
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*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
B ...
)
: 3rd Subida al Naranco
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;1988
: 2nd Overall Tour of Galicia
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::1st Stage 4
: 2nd Overall Escalada a Montjuïc
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: 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
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::1st Stages 8 & 9 (ITT
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* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
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B ...
)
: 8th Overall Paris–Nice
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: 10th Road race, National Road Championships
;1989
: 1st Clásica de Sabiñánigo
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: 2nd Klasika Primavera
: 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
: 3rd Overall Vuelta Asturias
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: 3rd Subida al Naranco
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: 5th Overall Vuelta a España
::1st Stage 17
: 5th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pino, Alvaro 1956 births Living people People from Ponteareas Sportspeople from the Province of Pontevedra Cyclists from Galicia (Spain) Spanish male cyclists