Oleg Tinkov offers €1m to top riders if they ride all three Grand Tours

Tinkoff-Saxo team owner and businessman Oleg Tinkov wants to see Froome, Contador, Nibali and Quintana race all three 2015 Grand Tours

Chris Froome attacks Alberto Contador on stage two of the 2014 Criterium du Dauphine (Watson)

Oleg Tinkov will give one million euros to cycling's top four Grand Tour riders – Chris Froome (Sky), Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) – if they race all three Grand Tours in 2015.

The Russian businessman and owner of team Tinkoff-Saxo, home of Contador, said that the four can divide the money – €250,000 each – or put it all up for best placed rider.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.