Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the 13th stage of Tour de France with his brave solo breakaway at the end of the race on Saturday.

Vinokourov, who only returned to racing last year after a doping ban, rode with the main pack before dashing out by himself at the end of the 196.0km ride from Rodez to Revel. Vinokourov finished the race in 4 hours, 26 minutes, 26 seconds.

A mass sprint followed Vinokourov, hitting the finishing line 13 seconds down.

The yellow jersey holder, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank, was among the mass sprinters. He managed to retain his advantage in the overall standings, with his closest challenger, defending champ Alberto Contador of Spain, trailing 31 seconds behind.