TJulien Pretot
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/ 17 July 2007

Vinokourov’s Tour hopes end in tears

Alexander Vinokourov’s hopes of winning the Tour de France ended in tears when he failed to keep up with the top contenders in the ninth stage, a 159,5km ride from Val d’Isere to Briancon on Tuesday. The Kazakh rider finished three minutes and 24 seconds behind stage winner Juan Mauricio Soler of the Barloworld team.