| Álvaro Tardáguila | |
| Fullname: | Álvaro Walter Tardáguila Silva |
| Nickname: | "Coto" |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Uruguay |
| Weight: | 150lb |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | All-Around |
| Amateuryears1: | - |
| Amateurteam1: | Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio |
| Amateuryears2: | - |
| Amateurteam2: | Dolores Cycles Club |
| Amateuryears3: | - |
| Amateurteam3: | Alas Rojas de Santa Lucía |
| Amateuryears4: | - |
| Amateurteam4: | Uruguayan National Team |
| Amateuryears5: | - |
| Amateurteam5: | La Polar |
| Amateuryears6: | - |
| Amateurteam6: | UPMC-ACT |
| Majorwins: | 2005 Vuelta del Uruguay - 1st General Classification 2006 Rutas de America - 1st, stage 2004 Tour de Korea - 1st, stage |
Álvaro Tardáguila Silva (born August 16, 1975) is a Uruguayan professional racing cyclist. Winner of the 2005 edition of his home tour, the Vuelta del Uruguay, Tardáguila is the son of Walter Tardáguila, a 1972 Olympian (cycling road race and team time trial) and also winner of the 1972 edition of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay.
Tardaguila served a two-year ban for doping after testing positive for EPO and an anabolic agent at the 2005 Great Downer Avenue Bike Race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.[1] While announced by USADA in February 2006,[2] the suspension was retroactive to Oct. 17, 2005.[3] Tardáguila last competed for the Club Ciclista Deportivo San Antonio.