Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the Tour of Spain on Sunday.
MADRID: Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the 61st Tour of Spain on Sunday 72 seconds ahead of Spaniard Alejandro Valverde.
Vinokourov's Astana teammate Andrey Kashechkin was third, three minutes 12 seconds further back.
The final stage, starting and finishing in Madrid, was won by German Erik Zabel.
Second in the bunch sprint was Norwegian Thor Hushovd with Swiss rider Aurelien Clerc in third place.
Vinokourov's victory was his first in a major stage race.
“It was complicated to win this race, very hard indeed to beat a rival as tough as Valverde,” Vinokourov told reporters.
“But I gradually got better and better as the race went on.”