Alexander Vinokourov
Grand Tours Tour de France
- 4 individual stages
Vuelta a España
- General classification (2006)
- Combination classification (2006)
- 4 individual stages
Stage Races
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1999)
- Paris-Nice (2002, 2003)
- Tour de Suisse (2003)
- Deutschland Tour (2001)
Single-Day Races and Classics
- Olympic Road Race (2012)
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2005, 2010)
- Amstel Gold Race (2003)
- National Road Race Championship (2005)
| Competitor for Kazakhstan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's road bicycle racing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2012 London | Road Race |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Road Race |
| UCI Road World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2004 Verona | Individual Time Trial |
| Bronze | 2006 Salzburg | Individual Time Trial |
| Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 1994 Hiroshima | Team Time Trial |
| Silver | 1994 Hiroshima | Road Race |
| Silver | 2002 Busan | Road Race |
28 July 2012
Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, (Russian: Александр Николаевич Винокуров; born 16 September 1973 in Beskol near Petropavl) is a Kazakh professional road bicycle racer who currently competes with the UCI ProTeam Astana. 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.
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, Vino 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 Uran.
Read more about Alexander Vinokourov: Early Amateur Career, Amateur Career At Espoir Cycliste St-Etienne Loire, 1998 – 2002 Early Professional Career, 2003 The Breakthrough Year, 2004, 2005, 2006 Astana-Würth Team, 2007 Tour De France Doping, 2009 Return, 2010 Liège, Giro and Tour De France, 2011 Tour De France Crash, 2012 Tour De France Comeback & Olympic Games, Palmarès, Other