The Team Astana rider last rode the race nine years earlier, as captain for the Deutsche Telekom team. He finished 44th overall, 4:46 behind winner Davide Rebellin.
From there, the Kazakh rider will go to Tirreno-Adriatico (March 10-16) and the Giro di Trentino (april 20-23).
Vinokourov will then ride Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and attempt to win “la Doyenne” for the second time. He won the race for T-Mobile Team in 2005.
From May 8 to 30, the 36-year-old will ride the Giro d'Italia for the first time in his 13-year career.
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