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2010 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

2010 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Cycling race

The 2010 Liège–Bastogne–Liège monument classic cycling race took place on April 25, 2010. This race was won by Alexander Vinokourov after slipping into a breakaway with Alexandr Kolobnev. Vinokourov attacked on the last hill with under 500m to go to take the victory.[1] Alejandro Valverde, the winner in 2006 and 2008, finished third in the race, but was stripped of the result as a result of a doping suspension applied on May 31, 2010.[2]

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Results

All riders from third place onwards promoted by one place following the retroactive suspension of Alejandro Valverde [3]

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Controversy

On December 6, 2011, Swiss magazine l'Illustre published an email correspondence between the winner and runner-up that suggests Vinokourov paid Kolobnev €100,000 not to contest the final sprint.[4] While Kolobnev has not commented on the allegations, Vinokourov has denied them, claiming that the payment was part of his "private life", and that he "makes payments left and right" but "never offered to buy the win from Kolobnev".[5] On December 7, Vinokourov announced legal action against l'Illustre for an "invasion of privacy", and threatened further litigation against "anyone who infringes on [his] integrity".[6]

On December 8, the UCI, whose rules specifically ban "collusion or behavior likely to falsify or go against the interests of the competition", announced it would investigate the incident.[7]

Both riders were later charged with bribery by Belgian authorities.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    MacLeary, John (2010-04-25). "Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2010: Alexander Vinokourov back on summit with Belgian win". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  2. [2]
    Valverde suspended for two years world-wide, keeps results | Cyclingnews
  3. [3]
    "Liège–Bastogne–Liège Results". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  4. [4]
    "Cyclisme et corruption: Le prix de la victoire". Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
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    Emails between Vinokourov and Kolobnev published | Cyclingnews
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    Yahoo UK & Ireland – Sports News | Live Scores | Results
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    UCI acts in Vinokourov bribe allegations | Cycling Weekly
  8. [8]
    "Vinokourov and Kolobnev charged with bribery | VeloNews.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.


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