Vinokourov - Kolobnev Case

[MarkvW]

Anybody know what happened with the case where Vino was accused of buying the race? Did it just fade away?

 

[SHAD0W93]

On any English news site I did not find anything besides both were charged by Belgian authorities in 2014 by Velo News of bribery and a Cycling News story that the hearing will be in May of 2017 but Cycling News posted the article on April 1, 2017.

 

[markene2]

Hearing was postponed last year, as i understand it the new hearing is 19th this month

 

[roundabout]

https://www.sudinfo.be/id117424/article/2019-05-07/vinokourov-nie-toute-corruption-pour-sa-victoire-en-2010-lors-de-liege-bastogne

lol - 'loaned in cash'

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

https://www.sudinfo.be/id117424/article/2019-05-07/vinokourov-nie-toute-corruption-pour-sa-victoire-en-2010-lors-de-liege-bastogne

lol - 'loaned in cash'

"It is in the Slavic soul to lend thus money. I also made it to an acquaintance to buy an apartment. A former sports director also lent me money, "said Vinokourov who also explained that the emails, from this case, had been invented during the hacking of his mailbox because, internally at Astana at the time, some wanted to remove him from the team and accumulated elements in this direction.

 

[Aragon]

Haven't followed the case too closely, but stumbled on this today, both can face short prison time plus fines:

sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/vinokourov-could-face-jail-allegedly-fixing-cycling-race-153023213--spt.html

 

[fmk_RoI]

Haven't followed the case too closely, but stumbled on this today, both can face short prison time plus fines:

sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/vinokourov-could-face-jail-allegedly-fixing-cycling-race-153023213--spt.html

Likely to be suspended sentences, if anthing. The €100,000 fine for for V and the €50,000 for K, on top of seizing the original €150,000 bribe, will do more damage. Although, if a guilty verdict, then surely the UCI will have to rewrite the result, they've been saying they were waiting for the court case to complete before they did anything, haven't they?

 

[Vino's Mum]

Although, if a guilty verdict, then surely the UCI will have to rewrite the result

Congrats to Philippe Gilbert. \o/

 

[fmk_RoI]

Well tickle me pink with a feather:

A Belgian court has cleared Alexander Vinokourov and Alexander Kolobnev of fraud, with the judge ruling there was a lack of concrete evidence to show that the Astana team manager bought off the former Russian rider to win the 2010 edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Deets

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Vino laugh at idea that champion like Vino need to pay to win. Vino smash Kolobnev on clown bike. Vino just generous guy. Especially when Vino not sure how clean money is

 

[Vino's Mum]

Alexander Nikolayevich Vinokourov, always and forever a true and honest champion.

Legs as strong as Kazakh steel, balls as big as bank transfer.

 

[Aragon]

Case closed, not guilty.

Alexandre Vinokourov race fixing case closed after nine years

The Kazakh stood accused of fixing the result of Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2010

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[fmk_RoI]

Case closed, not guilty.

Why is that story only reaching the Comic a full month after everyone else had it?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Why is that story only reaching the Comic a full month after everyone else had it?

Vino option?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Why is that story only reaching the Comic a full month after everyone else had it?

If you took the time to read it, you'd see that the new news is that the appeal has been rejected, and you will see a link that they ran the story of him being cleared on 5th November. Why so negative?