91st L-B-L wrap-up: Vino the Vainqueur

Alexandre Vinokourov cracks the big one

Alexandre Vinokourov cracks the big one (Image credit: Sirotti)

Today in Ans, Alexandre Vinokourov finally took a much-needed victory for the T-Mobile Team, winning the 91st edition of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège Classic in typically aggressive fashion. The 31 year-old rider from Kazakhstan broke away with the 'Jacky Durand' of spring, Team CSC's Jens Voigt, on the Côte de La Vecquee with around 50 kilometres to go, and held off a chase group containing most of the race favourites all the way to the finish.

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