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Monday, 18 September 2006 |
Kazakhstan rider Alexandre Vinokourov wins Tour of Spain
Kazakhstan rider Alexandre Vinokourov has won the Tour of Spain when he finished 72 seconds ahead of Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde.
AlexandreVinokourov's Astana team-mate Andrey Kashechkin was in third place, three minutes and 12 seconds further back.
German Erik Zabel won the final stage, starting and ending in Madrid and Norwegian Thor Hushovd came second and Swiss rider Aurelien Clerc was third.
It is the first major Tour win for Alexandre Vinokourov, who celebrtated his 33rd birthday on Saturday when he won the final time trial and his triumph in Spain came after Vinokourov he had been unable to ride in this year's Tour de France.
"This is my revenge for when my team couldn't start in the Tour de France," Alexandre Vinokourov said.
"My first week was not good here, but I gradually got stronger and stronger.
"It's the first major stage race win in my career and it's going to motivate me even more to go back and win the Tour next year.
"Now I'll take part in the World Championships road race (on 24 September in Austria) and see if I can win there, too," Alexandre Vinokourov added.
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