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	SI.com - More Sports - Kazakh official feel Vinokourov was targeted - Wednesday July 25, 2007 3:24PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Vinokourov, who rides in the colors of his Central Asian country and with the support of its government, was thrown out of the Tour along with his Astana team Tuesday after he tested positive for a banned blood transfusion.
		Vinokourov told French sports daily L'Equipe he was innocent of doping, and that he was the victim of a "provocation."
		Vinokourov was one of the pre-race favorites at this year's Tour, but fell out of contention after damaging both knees in a crash during the first week of the race.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2007/more/07/25/bc.cyc.kazakhstan.vinokourov.ap/index.html?section=si_latest (415 words)

	Alexander Vinokourov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexander Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (born 16 September 1973 in Petropavlovsk, Soviet Union, now Petropavl, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakh (ethnic Russian) professional road bicycle racer.
		In 2004 he was one of the main favorites for the Tour de France, but a few weeks before the start he broke his shoulder in the Tour de Suisse, and was forced to miss the Tour de France.
		The 2005 season has shown Vinokourov's excellent form in his win of the oldest of the classics Liège-Bastogne-Liège, a stage in the Dauphiné Libéré atop the mythical Mont Ventoux, and the Kazakh National Road Race Championships.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexandre_Vinokourov (1263 words)

	Vinokourov takes the high road - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Cycling - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		The unflappable Alexandre Vinokourov recovered from a demoralizing ride the day before and attacked early and often in yesterday's 11th stage of the Tour de France, an Alpine marathon that included about 40 miles of climbing over three peaks, culminating with the famous 8,678-foot Col du Galibier.
		Vinokourov, riding mostly in the company of Colombian Santiago Botero of the Phonak team, had a three-minute lead on a group of top riders, including overall leader Lance Armstrong, as he crested the Galibier.
		Vinokourov also maintained that he has not been tabbed as the German T-Mobile team's leader even after Jan Ullrich's meltdown on the climb to Courchevel in the previous stage.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/cycling/articles/2005/07/14/vinokourov_takes_the_high_road (818 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Vinokourov denies Di Luca
		Alexandre Vinokourov handed T-Mobile their first big victory of the season winning the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day classic on Sunday, the 10th race of cycling's 27-leg Pro Tour series held over 260km in the Belgian Ardennes.
		Vinokourov's win meant Italian Danilo Di Luca, the winner of last week's Amstel Gold Race and the Fleche Wallonne in midweek, failed to achieve his aim of winning the three 'Ardennes Classics', which his compatriot Rebellin achieved last year.
		Vinokourov, known for his incessant attacks when feeling on form, was soon joined by Voigt and together they built a lead on the peloton which at one point looked like being closed by the chasing group, which contained many of the race favourites.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/435393.htm (681 words)

	www.cyclingnews.com presents the 61st Vuelta a España
		Day seven was somewhat better, with Vinokourov unleashing some strong attacks on the final climb to Alto de El Morredero, but being overhauled by a blistering fast Valverde and four others inside the final 500 metres – and losing a further 12 seconds to Valverde – was doubtlessly hard for his morale.
		Vinokourov's pedigree in the time trial showed that the final test was almost destined to go his way and so it proved, the Kazakhstani taking his third stage win on his 33rd birthday.
		Vinokourov has won many of the biggest races in cycling and this Vuelta victory means that he has added a Grand Tour to his palmares.
	www.cyclingnews.com /road/2006/vuelta06/?id=/riders/2006/interviews/alexandre_vinokourov_vuelta06 (2139 words)

	Vintage Vino savours Tour revenge with stunning Alpine win
		Alexandre Vinokourov of the T-Mobile team made amends for his collapse on the Tour de France's first day in the Alps by winning the even tougher 11th stage with panache.
		Vinokourov, who began the race as a contender for the yellow jersey, went off on an early breakaway and by the time he was at the summit of the day's third climb - the Col du Galibier - he had left his breakaway companions.
		Vinokourov's determination was all the more impressive as he had ignored the imminent threat of an on-board computer which, having been fixed to the back of his bike, had come loose and was threatening to hit the spokes of his back wheel.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=59381 (816 words)

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		Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov showed he still has some fight left by riding solo Wednesday over the Tour's highest ascent and going on to win the 11th stage in the Alpine town of Briancon.
		Vinokourov, third in 2003, was seen as one of Armstrong's main challengers when the three-week race started on July 2.
		Vinokourov took the lead on the famed Col du Galibier, the last of three ascents on the 107.5-mile trek from the ski resort of Courchevel.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/news-article.aspx?storyid=40483 (663 words)

	AP Online: Alexandre Vinokourov Wins Liege-Bastogne Liege@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Kazakhstan's cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov, of the T-Mobile team, kisses his trophy after he won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling classic in Ans, Belgium, Sunday April 24, 2005.
		Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling race Sunday, edging Jens Voigt of Germany in a sprint finish.
		Vinokourov, third in last year's race, finished the 162-mile classic in 6 hours, 29.09 minutes...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:107806244&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (196 words)

	Alexandre Vinokourov News SportsNews24h.com
		Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the 61st edition of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday.
		Alexandre Vinokourov won the time trial in the 20th stage of the Spanish Vuelta to retain the overall lead Saturday on his 33rd birthday.
		Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhastan won the eighth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Saturday while Janez Brajkovic of Slovenia kept his overall lead.
	www.sportsnews24h.com /Cycling/Alexandre-Vinokourov (746 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Vinokourov wins hardest Alpine stage; Armstrong keeps lead
		BRIANCON, France — Alexandre Vinokourov won Wednesday's second Alpine stage of the Tour de France with a solo ascent over the race's highest climb, and Lance Armstrong's overall lead remained unchanged.
		Vinokourov took the lead on the famed Col du Galibier, the last of three ascents on the 107.5-mile route from the ski station of Courchevel.
		Vinokourov was considered one of Armstrong's main challengers when the three-week Tour started July 2.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600148271,00.html (510 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Vinokourov edges Botero
		Alexandre Vinokourov of the T-Mobile team made amends for his collapse on the Tour de France's first day in the Alps by winning the even tougher 11th stage with panache on Wednesday.
		Vinokourov began the Tour as a contender, but saw his chances all but disappear when he, like many of Armstrong's supposed challengers, collapsed on the climb to Courchevel on Tuesday.
		Vinokourov's efforts meant he moved up just four places from 16th place overall to 12th, and he is now 4:47 behind Armstrong.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/460763.htm (969 words)

	Armstrong retains overall lead, rival Vinokourov makes up time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Alexandre Vinokourov, who had faded badly on Tuesday, rebounded today to win the 11th stage.
		No matter how hard Vinokourov pedaled on a warm, humid Wednesday afternoon, he could do nothing to erase what happened Tuesday — the first significant day in the Alps, when he lost more than five minutes to Armstrong and was the first of the pre-Tour favorites to drop off the back.
		Vinokourov stayed out front uncontested for most of the 107.5 miles from Courchevel to Briancon, going over the two "beyond category" climbs and then riding down a fleet15 miles into an Alpine valley.
	www.daytondailynews.com /sports/content/shared/sports/tourdefrance/2005/14tour.html (667 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Cycling \| Tour de France 2003 \| Vinokourov takes dramatic win
		Telekom's Alexandre Vinokourov won the ninth stage of the Tour de France, but leading contender Joseba Beloki is out after crashing on the final descent.
		Vinokourov added that he was still not confident of challenging four-times winner Armstrong for victory.
		Vinokourov had made a break on the final climb of the day in an attempt to further up the pressure on Armstrong, who had looked vulnerable during the ascent of L'Alpe d'Huez.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/tour_de_france_2003/3065399.stm (498 words)

	OLN - Tour de France
		Alexandre Vinokourov has achieved a true coup in the final stage.
		Vinokourov is launching an attack but he has been caught by a rider from AG2R.
		Vinokourov is still attacking he is closely marked by Levi Leipheimer and several other Gerolsteiner riders.
	www.olntv.com /tdf/newsflashes/newsflashes.php?ss=newsflashes&e=9999 (4471 words)

	Liberty join race to sign Vinokourov
		Vinokourov, who finished third on the Tour two years ago but this year has seen his ambitions limited to a place in the top 10, has been linked with possible moves to either AG2R or Credit Agricole - both French teams.
		A rider like Vinokourov, who has been one of the few riders to attack Armstrong on the Tour this year, would boost any team who is looking to benefit from the absence of Armstrong next year.
		Vinokourov, who announced Tuesday he would be leaving T-Mobile after a near six-year career with the German outfit, would not come cheap.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=61541 (707 words)

	» Alexandre Vinokourov - Yellow-Jersey.Net Tour de France Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Alexandre Vinokourov also launched his own attack just 2k from the finish and closed the gap to Mengin, he was lucky enough to keep his bike upright as he navigated the corner where Mengin went down.
		Vinokourov was able to take second place which was an important move for the T-Mobile rider which bumped he time 12 seconds closer to GC rider Lance Armstrong.
		Vinokourov now 31 years old is thinking about his future, specifically about the Tour de France saying “I have maybe still two or three years left in the peloton but during that time I will be basing everything on winning the Tour,” he said.
	www.yellow-jersey.net /blog/category/riders/alexandre-vinokourov (4141 words)

	Alexandre Vinokourov News - Topix
		Kazakh cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov maintained his innocence Wednesday, one day after testing positive for a banned blood transfusion at the Tour de France.
		CYCLING: Alexandre Vinokourov won the 15th stage of the Tour de France in Loudenvielle-le Louron.
		ALBI, France - Alexandre Vinokourov won the 13th stage time trial Saturday in the Tour de France, and Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retained the overall lead.
	www.topix.net /cycling/alexandre-vinokourov (550 words)

	Webshots AP News Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		BRIANCON, France - Alexandre Vinokourov won Wednesday's second Alpine stage of the Tour de France with a solo ascent over the race's highest climb, and Lance Armstrong's overall lead remained unchanged.
		But the Phonak rider caught Vinokourov on the descent toward Briancon, and they raced to the finish, where Vinokourov beat Botero in a sprint.
		Vinokourov picked up a time bonus for winning Wednesday's stage, and cut his deficit to Armstrong to 4:47.
	daily.webshots.com /content/ap/current/h75737892.html (391 words)

	Roadcycling.com - Cycling News - Vinokourov Wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Vinokourov took a two-up sprint from Jens Voigt (CSC) to win the 260-km race in 6:29:09.
		Vinokourov led a parade of riders to the leaders.
		With 20 km left, Vinokourov and Voigt led the pursuit by 1:24, but Kroon, Weening, and Patrik Sinkewitz got within 0:45 of them on the Cote de Sart-Tilman (246 km), but the chase lost momentum again.
	www.roadcycling.com /news/printer1051.shtml (487 words)

	Bicycling: Tour De France 2005 - Minutes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Alexandre Vinokourov (TMO) has beaten Bradley McGee (FDJ) to the finish line on the Champs Elysees.
		Vinokourov attacked to get the 6" time bonus at the first bonus sprint, but Gerolsteiner was right on him with four riders includung Leipheimer.
		Vinokourov still won the sprint, but Leipheimer was second for 4", so now the two are tied for fifth place on GC at 11'25" behind Armstrong.
	www.bicycling.com /tourdefrance/daily/minutes/0,3481,-,00.html (2330 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Vinokourov victorious on Paris-Nice
		Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov, of the German T-Mobile team, claimed his second victory on the Paris-Nice stage race after winning the seventh and penultimate stage on Saturday.
		Vinokourov, who has won the race overall for the past two years but who is concentrating on stage wins this year, also won Thursday's stage.
		Vinokourov, the third place finisher in last year's Tour de France, broke away from the group with only six kilometres to race in a bid to chase down Spaniard Samuel Sanchez.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/309425.htm (303 words)

	Paris-Nice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2004 edition was won by Jörg Jaksche from Germany.
		In 2002 and 2003 Paris-Nice was won by Alexandre Vinokourov from Kazakhstan.
		During the latter race, Vinokourov's friend and countryman Andrei Kivilev died.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paris-Nice (205 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Cycling \| Vinokourov takes 11th Tour stage
		Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won Wednesday's 11th stage of the Tour de France - a gruelling 172km Alpine slog from Courchevel to Briancon.
		Vinokourov mounted an early breakaway - at the 28km mark - and by the time he was at the summit of the day's third climb - the massive Hors Category Col du Galibier - he was out on his own.
		But Vinokourov timed his sprint to the line perfectly to secure the stage and bounce back from a disappointing ride up Courchevel on Tuesday.
	newsvote.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/4680121.stm (412 words)

	Tour de France 2005: Stage results Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Back in the field, Alexandre Vinokourov decided he's not content with his GC placing, and blew the field in two at the day's final climb.
		Alexandre Vinokourov, who finished 11th at 3:06 today, only knows one speed: as hard as possible.
		Bernucci and Vinokourov, riding immediately behind Mengin, were able to correct their line, avoid the pavement paint, and stay upright, with Vinokourov pulling his inside foot off the pedal just in case.
	notd.blogs.com /tdf/stage_results (7586 words)

	Paris-Nice 2002: welcome on the official web site
		Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov (Team Deustche Telekom) was today's heroe: he won the Mont-Faron stage and wears tonight the leader White and Yellow Jersey.
		Then Alexandre Vinokourov attacked and nobody was able to go with him.
		Vinokourov is the new leader of Paris-Nice; Jalabert is second (@6'') and Rous third (@49'').
	www.letour.fr /stf/parisnice/2002/us/etape_04.html (377 words)

	Tour de France 2005: Jan Ullrich Archives
		Vinokourov is back at the back of the group of 16 riders; Mancebo is there.
		Bertucci and T-Mobile's Alexandre Vinokourov were the only riders to escape a fall by Française des Jeux's Christophe Mengin, the last survivor of a very long breakaway, who was looking for a hometown win.
		Vinokourov believes he would have taken the stage win if not for the fall.
	notd.blogs.com /tdf/jan_ullrich (7652 words)

	Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
		That left defending champ Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) with the lead, though he rode today's stage in the Green Points Jersey.
		Vinokourov kept the hammer down and took the win easily; though he only won the stage by 6", it was a huge moral victory for the man who came away with a 42" lead in the GC.
		Vinokourov looks to have a stranglehold on the race at this point.
	www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=3265 (913 words)

	Tour de France 2007: Alexandre Vinokourov Archives
		Vinokourov would be the first rider positive for homologous doping since Tyler Hamilton and Santiago Perez in 2004.
		Vinokourov kept attacking, and only Cobo could match, and the pair have caught Kirchen and Arroyo, as the 4 riders lead the race, while the yellow jersey rides 7:15 back.
		Astana's Alexandre Vinokourov smoked the first long time trial of the 2007 Tour, and his Astana team nearly took all three podium places.
	www.tdfblog.com /alexandre_vinokourov/index.html (8299 words)

	CNN.com - Vinokourov to leave T-Mobile squad - Jul 20, 2005
		LONDON, England -- Kazakh rider Alexandre Vinokourov has dropped a bombshell on his T-Mobile team by announcing that he will leave them at the end of the season.
		Ironically, it was Vinokourov who was shaping as the biggest challenger to the dominance of Lance Armstrong as the race entered the high mountains.
		Vinokourov has since been granted free rein to attack and has been in several prominent breakaways, capped by a fine victory on the 11th stage.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/07/20/cycling.vinokourov (322 words)

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