ALMATY, July 25, 2007 (AFP) - A top official with Kazakhstan`s cycling federation on Wednesday accused the Tour de France of bias in the treatment of Kazakh cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov and his Astana team in a doping scandal.
Vinokourov, one of the favourites to win this year`s Tour, withdrew from the race with his entire team on Tuesday after failing a test for blood doping following his win in Saturday`s time trial stage in Albi.