Doyenne

"Doyenne" -- that sounds so fancy and international!

Teddy Wayne: Interview With Jami Attenberg, Author of "The Melting Season" 2010

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) put an exclamation point on his return from a doping suspension last year when he won his second career La Doyenne solo after escaping Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha) in the closing kilometers.

Côte de la Haute-Levée returns to 2011 Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2011

This past weekend, the last of the Ardennes Classics races, Liège-Bastogne-Liège also known as "La Doyenne," which is French for "The Doyenne" took place.

Clean Wins, Shady Fights: The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Throw Shades BikeSnobNYC 2010

After getting lucky with "La Doyenne," the smell can linger on your fingers for days.

Clean Wins, Shady Fights: The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Throw Shades BikeSnobNYC 2010

Consequently, Vinokourov is aware that he's still under suspicion, but while his hands may reek of "La Doyenne" he insists that his victory--as well as his conscience--is as clean as a dog's groin after a lengthy autolingus session:

Clean Wins, Shady Fights: The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Throw Shades BikeSnobNYC 2010

Doyenne of song Carly Simon is one the most prolific and masterful American singer/songwriters of the 20th century.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Sixty-Nine 2009

Doyenne du Comice pears, with their distinctive Chanel No. 5 fragrance, do well in gardens north of Toronto, Canada.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Doyenne du Comice pears, with their distinctive Chanel No. 5 fragrance, do well in gardens north of Toronto, Canada.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

The favourite club, which had its mot de passe, was in the Rue Doyenne, old quarter St Thomas de

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Doyenne du Comice pears, with their distinctive Chanel No. 5 fragrance, do well in gardens north of Toronto, Canada.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008