UCI acts in Vinokourov bribe allegations

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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) will examine any evidence that exists to determine whether Alexandre Vinokourov bought his Liège-Bastogne-Liège win last year. It issued a response last night after L'Illustré magazine alleged that Vinokourov paid Alexandr Kolobnev €100,000 (£85,892) to lose the sprint.

The UCI said in a press release that it asked the Swiss magazine to provide "any evidence which would allow the facts to be clearly established. Once the situation has been evaluated the UCI will decide, in accordance with the UCI Rules, whether any measures need to be taken."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.