Tinkov wants to re-build Saxo Bank to become just like Sky
Russ🅰ian businessman says he might make a play for Cancellara, Cavendiꦬsh
Oleg Tinkov, whose bank is now a co-sponsor of Bjarne Riis' 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Saxo Bank outfit 🙈says that he envisages the team becoming a cycling su꧃per power in the mould of Sky.
Tinkov, speaking to Danish media at the Tour de France, explained t♏hat he was keeping an eye out for suitable recruits.
"I like Cancellara, and of the sprinters, I like Mark Cavendish. That does not mean that we will try to buy them because they are under contract with other teams. But maybe we will in the future," he told ekstrabladet.dk.
"Now we are building a team around Contador, I can understand, and then we will look at the possibi🔴lities, for example, if a team collapses," he continued.
Earlier this week, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Riis rejected claims in the Swiss media that Cancellara (RadioShack𒁃-Ni🏅ssan) will once again ride for the Danish team.
Cancellara abandoned the Tour de France last week ahead of the birth of his second child, while speculation as to the financial stability of his current team continues to grow amid allegations of non-payme🌼nt by holding company Leopard SA and unhappiness within the roster.
The Swiss ⛄powerhouse led an exodus from Saxo Bank to Leopard-Trek at the end of the 2010 season, leaving ⛦Riis unashamedly hurt. Cancellara reportedly apologised to Riis last September.
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Cancellara's current contract expires at the end of next꧒ season.
Former Team Tinkoff riders Vasili Kiryienka (Movistar) and Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha𓆏) are also believed to be of interest to Tinkov.
