Banned Vinokourov quits cycling
Alexandre Vinokourov has announced his retirement in the wake of the one-year doping ban he received from the Kazakhstan cycling federation.
"I don't want this sport any more. I'm slamming the door and I'm leaving. I will prove I'm not guilty," he said.
I had the most fun watching Vino in the '05 Tour when he was riding for T-mobile wearing his turquoise national color (I can't blame him for not wanting to wear pink). There was obvious tension between him and his teammates so he became kind of a one-man show. Usually that means the end of the game for a rider however he was able to pull it off with some pretty bold tactics and sprints.
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