Broadcasting live from the Moscow headquarters of Tinkoff Bank, team owner, Oleg Tinkov, will personally unveil the squad that will race in France next month. Tune in to the Tinkoff Facebook page on Tuesday, June 28th at 17:00 CET to watch Oleg Tinkov reveal the names of the riders that will flank Alberto Contador in his quest to win the Maillot Jaune in Paris.
The most famous cycling event in the world, the Tour de France, has finally arrived. The 103rd edition of La Grande Boucle takes place from the 2nd to the 24th of July, and promises 3,519km of dramatic racing. Starting with the Grand Départ in Mont-Saint-Michel on the 2nd of July, this is the race that many in the professional peloton – from the GC riders, to the sprinters and climbers – have spent their entire season preparing for.
In a first in the sport of cycling, Oleg Tinkov will personally reveal the names of the riders that will fly the Tinkoff colors at the pinnacle event of the year, right from Tinkoff Bank’s modern headquarters in Moscow. The event will start at 17:00 CET on Tuesday, June 28th and will be streamed live on the team’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/tinkoffsport).
Tinkoff will head to the Tour de France leading the UCI WorldTour team rankings and with Peter Sagan and Alberto Contador sitting on the two top spots of the individual rankings.