2011 Tour De France Crash
In the 9th stage of the Tour de France 2011 Vinokourov fell and broke his right femur. On July the 17th 2011 his retirement from professional cycling was announced, unofficially and without comment, on Twitter pages by fellow cyclists. Later that day he confirmed his retirement. In the following weeks and months, however, he went back on this decision. When his rehabilitation went better than anticipated, he revealed he would ride the 2011 Giro di Lombardia before retiring. In September, he decided to postpone his retirement altogether, announcing that he would return for the 2012 season, during which he would be entered in the Tour de France as part of Astana's roster.
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