Vinokourov Confident Of Coming Out Of Corruption Charges

Alexandre Vinokourov and Alexandr Kolobnev are getting ready to provide answers for the corruption charges that are framed against both of them relating to the 2010 Liege-Bastogne-Liege race incident.


They will be giving their side of the argument in a court in Liege on May 15, 2017. A Swiss magazine L’Illustre had accused Vinokourov of making a payment of 150,000 Euros for conceding the 2010 Liege-Bastogne-Liege race and letting him win the race. The magazine later published email interactions between the two racers to claim that the agreement did happen between the two.

Vinokourov and his friend Kolobnev had denied this allegation from the outset. Vinokourov said that the money paid to his friend was just a loan and nothing else. He said that the money dealings were part of his private life and it is a story built up to degrade him and to blacken his name. Vinokourov said that he regularly gives money as a loan and this is one such loan made to Kolobnev. Continue reading Vinokourov Confident Of Coming Out Of Corruption Charges

Alexander Vinokourov Suspends Team Astana’s Continental Team

Team Astana’s Continental Team (lower division cycling team) has been suspended by Alexander Vinokourov after another Astana rider was found guilty of doping. UCI confirmed on the 26th of November, 2014 that Artur Fedosseyev is guilty of utilizing banned steroids.

Previously, four other Astana riders have been tested for doping and all of those test results have been positive. Two of those riders namely Victor Okishev and Ilya Davidenok are a part of Astana Continental Team along with Artur Fedosseyev. On the other hand, the other two riders- Valentin and Maxim Iglinskiy are the ones associated with the Astana WorldTour Team.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport (An Italian newspaper), Alexander Vinokourov is certainly not Astana Continental Team’s manager but he has utilized his power to provisionally suspend the team. Kazakh Cycling Federating actively supported Vinokourov and officially suspended all the activities of the team. Continue reading Alexander Vinokourov Suspends Team Astana’s Continental Team