Alexandre Vinokourov is showing some great time trialling abilities as he captured the bronze medal in the World Time Trial Championships. Vino’s third place spoiled the Team CSC domination as he displaced Brian Vandborg to forth. Fabian Cancellara and David Zabriske two of CSCs time trialing specialist took first and second. David Millar had a… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Vinokourov
Vino’s Vuelta
Alexandre Vinokourov won his first Grand Tour in his own way. The man who is always on the attack was finally able to put it all together and upend the Vuelta just as it looked like an Alejandro Valverde coronation. The Spaniards must be crying in their tapas and wine while the fighting Kazak is… Read more »
Millar Wins “Clean”, Petacchi Punch, Vino Vanish
David Millar completed his comeback from a two year drug suspension by winning the stage 14 time-trial stage. Millar beat TT specialist Fabian Cancellara by a split second to claim the win. Millar made a point to say that you can win clean in this sport. Those that use the Millar line to determine who… Read more »
T-Mobile Overhaul
(pic from Flickr user das jan) The T-Mobile overhaul continued this week with Mattais Kessler and Andreas Kloden joining old buddies Walter Goodefroot and Alexandre Vinokourov at Astana. It seems like a mini T-Mobile reunion at the Kazak based team. Kloden’s move to Astana must mean that he does not have many hopes for a… Read more »
Astana-Wurth Cleared by UCI
The process for the change of sponsorship from Liberty-Seguros to Astana has cleared the investigation by the UCI. This allows the team of Alexandre Vinokourov to be allowed to participate in the Tour de France. This is a big relief for Vino since there was a very real possibility that the team would not be… Read more »
No CV in TDF
(pic from Eurosport) Comunidad Valencianna (formerly Kelme) are now uninvited to the Tour de France as a result of the Operation Puerto investigation. No surprise from this announcement as it was already seen as a done deal. Jean Marie Leblanc has stated previously that no other team will be invited in place of CV. No… Read more »
Borat Sponsors Vino’s New Team
The Kazakistan group that is backing Alexandre Vinokourov’s new team will be represented by Borat Sagdiyev who is Kazakhstani television’s top media personality. A preview of the new kit was seen in a recent stage of the Dauphine Libere.
New Kazak Sponsor for Vino
The new kit is out and it may seem like a rushed job, but a Kazakistan company or conglomorate has stepped up to make sure that Alexandre Vinokourov rides the Tour de France this year. With the fallout of Operation Puerto resulting in the departure of main sponsor Liberty Seguros, things looked grimm for the… Read more »
No More Venga Venga Venga
Good riddance to Manolo Saiz from the world of cycling. That of course is if the stories are true and he is guilty. But this is cycling and Europe, so he is pretty much guilty until he is found innocent. Is it just too much to ask that if you sign a contract with a… Read more »
Vino to Defend Liege Title
Alex Vinokourov has been absent from many races this year choosing instead to train on the mountainous roads around Nice. He made a recent appearance at Paris-Nice while out on a training ride, but only to say hello to his teammates and other pals. Before this week Vino has not slapped a racing number on… Read more »