Team Tinkoff-Saxo
Tinkoff Saxo is a Danish cycling team.
- 5.1 Achievements in the UCI World Tour
- 5.2 Achievements in the UCI Europe Tour
- 5.3 Additions - Disposals
Organization
Team Manager is the former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, the S- Tinkoff now until December 2013 was also the owner of the team operator Riis Cycling A / sports.
Longtime main sponsor and namesake of the team was up to the end of the season 2009, the IT services provider Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC ). In June 2008, was presented with Saxo Bank, a new sponsor. The Bank initially joined until the end of co- and then as the main sponsor in appearance. 2011 Saxo Bank acted as main sponsor of the team with the co-sponsor SunGard. 2012 launched the first team again as Team Saxo Bank, as of June, supported by the co-sponsor Tinkoff Bank. After the owner of the Tinkoff Bank, Oleg Tnkoff, in 2013 first the intention expressed his commitment to Mannnshaft quit, he acquired in December 2013, the operating company Riis Cycling A / S, which is from now on Tinkov sport; Riis is team manager.
Sports director of the team are Dan Frost, Giuseppe Toni, Philippe Mauduit, Fabrizio Guidi and Tristan Hoffman. The seat of the team is located in Lyngby.
Doping allegations
In the course of doping investigation against Lance Armstrong loaded Tyler Hamilton, who in the years 2002 and 2003 for Team CSC drove Riis. This has brought together him with the now become known by the Spanish doping scandal Fuentes physicians Eufemiano Fuentes and knew of its doping program.
Achievements
The team was very successful in the Tour de France. Carlos Sastre won the 2008 Tour de France and Andy Schleck, the Tour de France 2010., 2005, Ivan Basso finished second overall in 2009 and succeeded in doing so Andy Schleck. 2004 Ivan Basso was third overall. 2003 and 2009 saw the team win the team title. 2001 and 2002, won Laurent Jalabert the jersey of the best climber. In addition, Andi Schleck won three times in a row from 2008 to 2010 the white jersey of best young rider.
Ivan Basso finished the Giro d' Italia in 2006 as the overall winner. Alberto Contador won in 2012 the Vuelta a España, which the team total wins may have in all three Grand Tours.
Driver of the teams were able to win several major one-day races. Fabian Cancellara won for the team twice Paris -Roubaix (2006 and 2010), Milan - Sanremo in 2008, and the Tour of Flanders 2010. Nick Nuyens won the Tour of Flanders 2011. Tyler Hamilton (2003 ) and Andy Schleck (2010 ) completed Liege -Bastogne- Liege as the winner. Furthermore, Laurent Jalabert won twice the Clasica San Sebastian ( 2001 and 2002). 2002 won Jacob piil at Paris -Tours, and 2013 Roman Kreuziger won the Amstel Gold Race.
Fabian Cancellara was during his time at Team 2008 Olympic champion in the time trial and four times world champion in this discipline.
Season 2013
Successes in the UCI World Tour
Successes in the UCI America Tour
Successes in the UCI Asia Tour
Successes in the UCI Europe Tour
Additions - Disposals
Team
2014 season
Successes in the UCI World Tour
Successes in the UCI Europe Tour
Additions - Disposals
Placings in UCI rankings
UCI World Ranking
UCI ProTour
UCI World Calendar
UCI World Tour