Alexandre Vinokourov, son of the all-time Kazakhstani great of the same name, confirmed Sunday that he has ended his brief professional career at 23.
Seriously injured in a crash in March and suffering the consequences for the rest of the season, Vinokourov announced he would be hanging up his wheels shortly after completing the Tour de Langkawi, where the team took four stage victories.
“Thanks to all the people who were there in this chapter and see you soon in the next one.”
According to L’Équipe, the crash to which Vinokourov referred took place during a training ride in Greece, when he was struck by a car, causing him to break the top of his right femur.
Alexandre Vinokourov’s father, also named Alexandre, is Kazakhstan’s most successful racer to date, claiming the Vuelta a España, the 2012 Olympic Road Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège (twice) amongst other victories before going on to manage Astana-XDS, a job title he holds to this day.
The Last Dance 🥲🙏7 months since my crash,I raced,trained with fear and pain.I’m blessed and proud to have helped the team achieved 4 wins 🥇 and P4 in GC in my last race as a rider…Thanks to all the people who were there in this chapter and see you soon in the next one ❤️🙏 https://t.co/rjVfcZ9eZeOctober 6, 2025
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