Tinkoff Credit Systems (cycling team)
Team information | ||
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UCI code | TCS | |
Registered | Italy | |
Founded | 2007 | |
Disbanded | 2008 | |
Discipline(s) | Road | |
Status | Professional Continental | |
Key personnel | ||
General manager | Stefano Feltrin | |
Team manager(s) | Omar Piscina | |
Tinkoff Credit Systems (
Tinkoff Credit Systems emerged from the 2006 Continental team Tinkoff Restaurants, which was based in Russia and headed by
In January 2007, the Italian Ambassador to Russia Vittorio Surdo supported the formation of the Russian-Italian team Tinkoff Credit Systems explaining "for Italians, cycling is sacred, since the Prime Minister of Italy is an avid cyclist."[2]
The team was disbanded in 2008, with the new
Tinkoff used Colnago bicycles with Campagnolo components.[2]
After the 2013 Tour de France, Oleg Tinkov announced he was ending his sponsorship of Saxo–Tinkoff in favour of reviving Tinkoff Credit Systems from January 2014, with a commitment for five years.[7] However, in December 2013 Tinkov confirmed that he had bought Team Saxo-Tinkoff from Bjarne Riis and that the team would compete in 2014 under the name Tinkoff-Saxo with Riis remaining as the team's general manager.[8]
Major wins
- 2008
- Stage 19 Giro d'Italia, Vasil Kiryienka
- Stage 5 Giro d'Italia, Pavel Brutt
- 2007
- Team classification, Tirreno–Adriatico
- Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico, Salvatore Commesso
- Gran Premio di Chiasso, Pavel Brutt
- Trofeo Laigueglia, Mikhail Ignatiev
- Tour Méditerranéen, Ivan Rovny
- Stage 3 Tour Méditerranéen: Mikhail Ignatiev
- Stage 9 Tour de Langkawi, Pavel Brutt
- Stage 1 Tour de Georgia: Daniele Contrini
References
- ^ NewsRu staff (1 October 2005). В "Тур де Франс" появится российская команда (Russian team will appear in the Tour de France). NewsRu (newsru.com) (in Russian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Субботина, Анна (Subbotina, Anna) (22 January 2007). Олег Тиньков раскручивает педали (Oleg Tinkov spins the pedals). «Коммерсантъ» (in Russian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Комова, Юлия (Komova, Yulia) (22 July 2011). "Тренер Александр Кузнецов: Тиньков ненадежный человек" [Coach Alexander Kuznetsov: Tinkov is an unreliable person]. Советский спорт (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Александр Кузнецов: "Тиньков сломал судьбу целой группе талантливых российских спортсменов"" [Alexander Kuznetsov: "Tinkov broke the fate of a whole group of talented Russian athletes"]. sports.ru (in Russian). 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- Cycling News. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Cycling News staff (5 November 2012). Hamilton on Tinkov: His return is a setback for cycling: Former rider wanted to warn Riis to stay clear of Russian. Cycling News (cyclingnews.com). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Weir, Keith; O'Connor, Philip (25 July 2013). Palmer, Justin (ed.). "UPDATE 1-Cycling-Tinkoff ends sponsor deal, to launch own team". Reuters. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- IPC Media. 2 December 2013. Archived from the originalon 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- "Tinkoff presented amongst cycling dignitaries". Cyclingnews.com. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- McGrath, Andy (1 March 2007). "Spotlight on Tinkoff Credit Systems 2007". Daily Peloton. Retrieved 28 December 2018.