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Xacobeo–Galicia
Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wild card (sports), wild card, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006, as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine Spanish professional cycling teams from the sport. Xacobeo Galicia was managed by Rodrigo Rodriguez (cycling), Rodrigo Rodriguez, with assistance from directeur sportif Álvaro Pino, Jesús Blanco Villar and José Angel Vidal. The team received wildcard invitations to the Vuelta a España in 2007 Vuelta a España, 2007 and 2008 Vuelta a España, 2008. It disappeared in 2010 following the withdrawal of the Xunta de Galicia as sponsors. History In 2006, the Galicia (Spain), Galician regional government, the Xunta de Galicia, proposed the creation of a Galician professional cycling team in an attempt to emulate the success the Basque government-sponsored team. The proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro Pino
Álvaro Pino Couñago (born 17 August 1956) is a former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist from Galicia (Spain), Galicia who raced between 1981 through 1991 and is most famous for winning the General classification, overall title at the 1986 Vuelta a España over favorites Robert Millar from Great Britain, Laurent Fignon from France and Sean Kelly (cyclist), 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 1981 Vuelta a España, Vuelta a España ;1982 : 1st Subida al Naranco : 1st Stage 2b (Individual time trial, ITT) Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 3rd Overall Vuelta Asturias : 5th Overall 1982 Tour of the Basque Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
