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Interviews (19)



19 Interviews

The final interview

CyclingNews, CyclingNews, 4 October 2016
Posted by: Bitossi

Oleg Tinkov was at Il Lombardia on Saturday for his final race as team owner of the Tinkoff team and a final dinner in Milan with many of the riders and staff. He has hinted that he may eventually return to the sport in a few years' time but wanted to end his current spell as an often outspoken, often boisterous team owner with a final a farewell interview with Cyclingnews.



Valverde is jealous of Contador, Europeans don’t know how to do business

Cyclingtips, Neal Rogers, 9 July 2016
Posted by: Bitossi

In a candid interview with NBC Sports on Thursday, following Stage 6 of the Tour de France, Tinkoff team owner Oleg Tinkov shared his views on a variety of topics that included Peter Sagan’s run in the maillot jaune, the reason Movistar upped the pace on the final climb of Col de Font De Cère into Le Lioran on Stage 5, and what he sees as the failed business model of professional cycling.



Altre due squadre chiuderanno

La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ciro Scognamiglio, 2 June 2016
Posted by: Bitossi

Il patron della Tinkoff, in uscita dal ciclismo a fine stagione, ha parlato con la Gazzetta: “Il ciclismo non è un modello sostenibile. Voglio lasciare avendo vinto anche il Tour con Contador”



The end of an uneasy relationship?

Cycling Weekly, Nigel Wynn, 14 December 2015
Posted by: Bitossi

Oleg Tinkov has tried to change pro cycling, but a growing frustration in lack of progress has led him to decide to leave the sport after 2016. Will cycling miss him?



Tinkov to leave cycling after 2016 season

CyclingNews, Stephen Farrand, 12 December 2015
Posted by: Bitossi

The Russian businessman explained that he made the decision for both commercial and personal reasons. Tinkoff Bank has achieved its marketing goals after five years as a sponsor and Tinkov is angry and disappointed that nobody has supported his attempts to change the business model of professional cycling and reduce teams’ dependency on sponsorship.



On peut boycotter le Tour 2016

Le Journal du Dimanche, Mickaël Caron, 19 July 2015
Posted by: Bitossi

Le patron de Contador, Oleg Tinkov, n’est pas qu’un milliardaire excentrique. Il veut créer un business qui rapporte de l’argent aux équipes et menace si l’organisateur (ASO) refuse de partager.



Tinkov livid at “mean” race tactics

Cycling in the South Bay, CitSB, 27 May 2015
Posted by: Bitossi

After the gripping queen stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia in which leader Alberto Contador extended his lead over a fragmented and broken peloton, team boss Oleg Tinkov vented his fury at the way the race played out. Oleg sat down with with CitSB on a pile of worthless Russian roubles to discuss.



Haremos historia en el Giro y el Tour con Contador.

As, J.A: Ezquerro, 22 May 2015
Posted by: Bitossi

"Ojalá consigamos el doblete, Alberto se ha preparado muy duro para el desafío. Después, en la Vuelta, Rafal podrá brillar y buscar sus propias oportunidades"



Contador es el mejor de esta generación.

As, J.A. Ezquerro, 10 February 2015
Posted by: Bitossi

Oleg Tinkov (47 años) sigue el Tour de Qatar, donde corre uno de sus fichajes estrella, Sagan, pero su mente está en Giro y Tour. El doble reto que afronta Contador este año.



Russian talks to Orla Chennaoui about his triple Grand Tour challenge

SKY Sport, SKY, 17 October 2014
Posted by: Bitossi

Oleg Tinkov, the owner of Tinkoff-Saxo, agreed to an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News HQ reporter Orla Chennaoui to discuss his triple Grand Tour challenge.



Mis mensajes motivaron a Contador.

Biciciclismo, Biciciclismo, 16 September 2014
Posted by: Bitossi

Tinkov desembarcó en la última semana de la Vuelta a España y disfrutó como ninguno de la victoria de Contador. El magnate ruso responde a las preguntas de BiciCiclismo con seriedad y ofrece su opinión sobre Contador, Peter Sagan, el proyecto de Fernando Alonso o la UCI. Y apuesta por la unión para avanzar todos juntos hacia un deporte más popular y con más posibilidades económicas.



Contador es el número uno, el 2013 quedó atrás.

As, J.A. Ezquerro, 14 May 2014
Posted by: Bitossi

Tinkov ha cambiado sus críticas a Contador por elogios desde que se convirtió en dueño del equipo Tinkoff-Saxo. En el Giro aspira a la victoria con Nicolas Roche o Rafal Majka.



Oleg Tinkov and Stefano Feltrin

Tinkoff Sport Team, TST.wew, 20 February 2014
Posted by: Bitossi

Tinkoff-Saxo owner Oleg Tinkov and CEO Stefano Feltrin are keen to share their enthusiasm for the team, and its unique place the sport of cycling and ambitions for the season and beyond



Contador y yo nunca hemos sido enemigos.

Marca, Enrique Bernla, 11 February 2014
Posted by: Bitossi

Borrón y cuenta nueva. El magnate ruso Oleg Tinkov, que hace apenas unos meses se convirtió en el nuevo dueño del equipo de Alberto Contador, el Tinkoff-Saxo, parece haber dado carpetazo a lo sucedido el año pasado cuando criticó al madrileño de "poco profesional" y de ser "demasiado rico y sin ambición".



I'd love to sign Sagan, Froome, Cancellara for 2015

CyclingNews, Stephen Farrand, 16 January 2014
Posted by: Bitossi

An exclusive, in-depth interview with the owner of the Tinkoff-Saxo team



Talks about Twitter, doping and his dislike of team managers

CyclingNews, Stephen Farrand, 25 October 2013
Posted by: Bitossi

He confirmed to Cyclingnews in this exclusive interview that he is ready to invest up to 15 million Euro a year of that money into cycling but wants direct control of his investment.



"Wenn Jan Ullrich zu haben ist, nehmen wir ihn"

Tour Magazin, Tim Farin und Christian Parth, 11 December 2006
Posted by: lucybears

Der 38-jährige Oleg Tinkov hat für Schlagzeilen gesorgt, weil er für sein Team „Tinkoff Credit Systems“ überführte und mutmaßliche Dopingsünder rekrutiert hat sowie Interesse an Jan Ullrich bekundete.



"It is very vague."

cyclingnews.com, Gregor Brown, 10 December 2006
Posted by: lucybears

One of the biggest news items this fall was the emergence of Tinkoff Credit Systems. The formation stepped up from continental to professional continental and along the way signed some big name riders like Tyler Hamilton, Salvatore Commesso and Danilo Hondo.



Minding his own business

cyclingnews.com, Sergey Kurdyukov, 5 June 2006
Posted by: lucybears

One of Russia's best-known businessmen, Oleg Tinkov, is now owner and rider in the former Soviet country's newest professional cycling team. Sponsored by the restaurant chain he made famous, this highly driven Siberian loves a big challenge and he's determined to make it a success.








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