Alexander Vinokourov - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Sep 16, 1973 Beskol, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan 50 years old

Kazakh road bicycle racer

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About Alexander Vinokourov

  • Alexander Nikolayevich Vinokourov (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ?????????; born 16 September 1973) is a Russian Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer and current general manager of UCI ProTeam Astana.
  • As a competitor, his achievements include two bronze medals at the World Championships, four stage wins in the Tour de France, four in the Vuelta a España plus the overall title in 2006, two Liège–Bastogne–Liège monuments, one Amstel Gold Race, and most recently, the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics Men's Road Race.
  • Vinokourov is a past national champion of Kazakhstan, and a dual-medalist at the Summer Olympics.
  • In 2007 he received a two-year ban from cycling for blood doping.
  • In 2019 he was accused of race fixing by prosecutors in Liège. Vinokourov began cycling in 1984 as an 11-year-old, competing within the former Soviet Union.
  • He moved to France in 1997 to finish his amateur career, and then turned professional there in 1998.
  • After almost a decade as a professional, Vinokourov was caught blood doping during the 2007 Tour de France, which triggered the withdrawal of the entire Astana team from that year's race.
  • After a 2-year suspension from competition, he returned to cycling in August 2009, riding first for the national team of Kazakhstan and then for his beloved Astana.
  • A serious crash during the 2011 Tour de France threatened to prematurely end Vinokourov's career for a second time, but he announced he would continue for one more season in 2012 – with an eye towards competing in the Olympic Games in London.
  • There, Vinokourov played the role of ultimate spoiler when he dramatically won the gold medal in the men's road race after breaking-away in the closing miles with Colombian Rigoberto Urán.Vinokourov retired after the Olympics and assumed management duties with Astana for 2013.
  • He is an honorary colonel in the Kazakh army but lives in France with his wife and children.

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