Oleg Tinkov

Tinkov once again criticised the "crazy war" as he posted a photo of the certificate showing his terminated citizenship.

The billionaire plans to sue his former bank to prevent it from using the Tinkoff brand after he says he was pushed out.

The former Team Tinkoff owner – and former billionaire – has let it rip, claiming "90% of Russians" oppose the war. 

The Russian oligarch and former WorldTour team owner was sanctioned by the UK.

Tinkov's assets in the UK are being frozen.

The Russian entrepreneur made headlines as the flamboyant owner that hired Peter Sagan and Alberto Contador.

The Russian oligarch has been given a suspended prison sentence and is required to pay more than 500 million US dollars.

Former team owner owes more than $500 million in taxes, interest, and penalties 'for felony conviction for filing a false tax return.'

The colourful Team Tinkoff owner confessed to concealing more than US$1 billion in assets.

Russian billionaire was often at center of controversy during two stints as a team owner in the WorldTour.

Spanish media report that Oleg Tinkov offered to save Team Sky, which is seeking a sponsor for 2020. He denies report as "bullshit."

The Spaniard delivers some well-placed shots at the Russian, who is no longer in pro cycling after he closed down his Tinkoff squad.

What did Alberto Contador do to trigger the anger of Oleg Tinkov? We can only speculate.

Speaking with ITV at the Tour, Oleg Tinkov said he expects Peter Sagan will ride for German team Bora – Hansgrohe in 2017.

Chris Froome dropped down the Peyresourde like a rocket. Oleg Tinkov mooned the world. And what's with the Tour's 1km to go banner imploding? It's another VeloNews Show.

With the trading season opening August 1, teams, riders, and agents are jockeying for position in the market.

Oleg Tinkov and Jonathan Vaughters get into a spat on Twitter, but it results in some good news for the American team.

The former Tour de France champ will reportedly form a new cycling project, and could potentially purchase the Tinkoff team.

The bombastic businessman Oleg Tinkov has come to see cycling as a bad bet, and he's taking his chips off the table

The Danish investment bank decides not to sign a new contract with the team it has sponsored for eight years.

Reports indicate that Bjarne Riis is trying to buy back his team from Oleg Tinkov after parting ways with the organization earlier in 2015.

The Tinkoff-Saxo owner reacts to Peter Sagan's triumph in Sunday's road race at the UCI Road World Championships.

Fabio Aru won a Spanish grand tour that was filled with crashes, abandonments, and an ejection.

Last week, Tinkoff-Saxo team owner Oleg Tinkov called Barack Obama a monkey on Twitter. Where is the outcry?

The Russian millionaire says he won't do "crazy things" this season by signing riders for big money

After winning in California, Peter Sagan will try to keep it going at the Tour de Suisse as he preps for the Tour de France

Oleg Tinkov says Contador's Tour de France rivals are "afraid" of him, that it's unfair for Nibali, Froome to skip Giro

Outspoken Tinkoff-Saxo owner feels that cycling needs to change to offer better, safer racing, especially at the grand tours

The Dutchman and former pro has been on the Tinkoff-Saxo staff since 2013

Contador will face Giro-Tour double without the support of Riis, who Tinkoff team owner characterized as out of touch with modern cycling

Ahead of a busy springtime full of important races, Tinkoff-Saxo organization seems threatened by a rift between Tinkov and Riis

Tinkoff-Saxo officials remain mum about a rumored rift between Tinkov and Riis that may spell the end for the Dane's role as manager

Peter Sagan's victory in stage 6 at Tirreno-Adriatico was his first win since last summer

The Russian billionaire says Russia's struggling economy is not yet affecting his company or his cycling team

Katusha officials confirm that the 2015 team budget is 'guaranteed,' but team owner Makarov suggests changes could be coming in 2016

Tinkoff-Saxo CEO insists team finances are on solid footing, despite suggestions by Oleg Tinkov that crisis in Russia could mean trouble

Comments from Oleg Tinkov during a TV interview have raised the possibility that unrest in the Crimea and the shrinking ruble could threaten his team

The former pros will serve as coach and sport director, respectively, for the Russian-registered squad

Nearly 80 Tinkoff-Saxo riders and staff members will attempt to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa as part of a team-building camp

The Russian businessmen and owner of Tinkoff-Saxo admits his offer will not hold water with the top grand tour riders

The Frenchman says the UCI WorldTour calendar provides ample time to recover between the grand tours

Tinkoff-Saxo issued a statement detailing its "Three Grand Tours" proposal, which would pit top GC riders against one another for a €1 million prize

Oleg Tinkov is brash — but one of his own riders says the Russian is just what cycling needs

Tour de France champion says the strain of three grand tours is too much, and that he and his rivals don't need the money

Oleg Tinkov offers a purse of $1.3 million to be split between four of the sport's best riders if they ride each grand tour — can it work?

The Slovak sprinter has won the points title at the last three Tours de France

With an unlimited budget, Tinkoff-Saxo’s owner says he will sign a handful of “stars” to further bolster his squad for 2015

Russian millionaire Tinkov would tell Formula One champ Fernando Alonso that it's a lot easier to buy a team than to try to build one from scratch

Oleg Tinkov says his comments about Alberto Contador after the Tour de France were meant to provoke, not criticize

Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov now owns Contador's team — how long will the partnership last?

After years of controversy and a failed attempt with Katusha, Russian cycling enthusiast lands his dream team

Russian banker buys Danish UCI ProTeam

A Google sponsorship would be icing on cycling's cake, a big business entering the sport in one of its most troubled times

The Russian businessman tells VeloNews he will hold a press conference on Monday to address his potential ownership of a ProTeam