Fourth placed Vinokourov happy with Giro debut

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)

Among the favourites for the overall classification of the Giro d’Italia, only Cadel Evans finished ahead of Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana). The Kazakh finished three seconds down on Evans and was happy with his debut in the Italian race.