Kazakh cyclist and manager

Alexander Vinokourov

Alexander Nikolayevich Vinokourov is a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer and the current general manager of UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team. As a competitor, his achievements include two bronze medals at the World Championships, four stage wins in the Tour de France, four in the Vuelta a España plus the overall title in 2006, two Liège–Bastogne–Liège monuments, one Amstel Gold Race, and the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics Men's Road Race. Vinokourov is a past national champion of Kazakhstan, and a dual-medalist at the Summer Olympics. In 2007, he received a two-year ban from cycling for blood doping.

Born

1973

September 16

Died

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1970s

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When Alexander arrived

april 1 Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
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april 19 The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
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