Tinkoff Credit Systems emerged from the 2006 Continental team Tinkoff Restaurants, which was based in Russia and headed by Alexander Kuznetsov (), employed Russian cyclists and was based upon the Saint Petersburg Lokomotiv team.
Tinkoff Credit Systems originated from the 2006 Continental team Tinkoff Restaurants, which was based in Russia and led by Alexander Kuznetsov, utilizing Russian cyclists and drawing inspiration from the Saint Petersburg Lokomotiv team.