"We are very shocked and surprised. We wonder where the Kazakh federation has found elements to deliver such a sanction" Vinokourov retires, vows to fight on Kazakh Alexandre Vinokourov made a surprise decision to retire on Thursday after being handed a one year sentence by his national federation for blood doping. via Cycling News
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