Person: Alexander Vinokourov

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Teary Evans touched by Tour triumph

CADEL EVANS became the first ever Australian and only the fourth anglophone to win the Tour de France in the race’s 98 year history after the three-week race reached its conclusion on a glorious day in Paris yesterday.

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Contador vows to meet doping allegation head-on

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Yellow fever as Contador and Schleck go on trial

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Rejuvenated Armstrong ready for road

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Boonen triumphs in sixth stage of Tour

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No Lance, big chance

Legend Lance has a parting shot at ‘cynics and sceptics’

LANCE ARMSTRONG retired from cycling yesterday after winning a seventh Tour de France title and still at the height of his powers.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2005

Armstrong tips Basso ro reign

Lance Armstrong quit cycling with a seventh consecutive Tour de France victory today and named Italian rider Ivan Basso as his likely successor.

Sun, 24 Jul, 2005

Winless Armstrong still leads Tour

Lance Armstrong has still to win a stage at this year’s Tour de France but Paolo Salvodelli today became the second of his Discovery team-mates to cross the line first with an impressive victory in Revel.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2005

Rider punched in face by spectator

KAZAKH rider Andrey Kashechkin was punched in the face by a spectator as he was tackling the Marie Blanque climb in the Tour de France’s 16th stage from Mourenx to Pau yesterday.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2005

Alexander the great, but Lance still best

WITH the Alps now behind him, Lance Armstrong remains in command of the Tour de France after yesterday’s 11th stage honours went to Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2005

Vinokourov clinches stage win

Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won Wednesday’s 11th stage of the Tour de France, a 172km ride from Courchevel to Briancon.

Wed, 13 Jul, 2005

Seventh heaven as McEwen centre stage

Tom Ross

Sat, 09 Jul, 2005

Vinokourov shines as Bernucci rides his luck

Lorenzo Bernucci of Italy was the unexpected victor of a dramatic sixth stage of the Tour de France in Nancy as Alexander Vinokourov threw down the gauntlet to race leader Lance Armstrong.

Thu, 07 Jul, 2005

Ullrich plots to overhaul Armstrong for Tour glory

GERMANY'S Jan Ullrich is confident he can still win his second Tour de France and deny Lance Armstrong a record-equalling fifth in what is proving one of the closest ever editions of the 100-year-old cycle race.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2003

Armstrong keeps yellow after Vinokourov attack

Lance Armstrong fought off a brave attack from Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan to retain the leader‘s yellow jersey in what remains one of the closest races ever in the 100-year history of the Tour de France.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2003

Ullrich eats into Armstrong lead

Jan Ullrich of Germany made further inroads into the overall leadership of Lance Armstrong in a centenary Tour de France which is shaping up to be one of the closest in history.

Sat, 19 Jul, 2003

Ullrich throws down gauntlet

LANCE ARMSTRONG declared arch-rival Jan Ullrich the new favourite to win the centenary Tour de France after the German had come within 34 seconds of tearing the leader’s yellow jersey off his back.

Sat, 19 Jul, 2003

Armstrong bid runs into delay with protest

Lance Armstrong's quest for a record fifth straight Tour De France title ran into an unexpected delay during today's 10th stage.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2003

Armstrong boosted as Beloki crashes out

Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan was the victor today as the centenary Tour de France provided another day of thrills and spills with Spain‘s much-fancied Joseba Beloki eliminated after injuring himself in a fall close to the finish.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2003