Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso was on hand at th🐭e start of the elite men's world championship race (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Fo🦄rmula 1 s💝tar Fernando Alonso arrives at the summit via motorcycle. (Image credit: Sirotti)
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(L-R) Prince Albert of Monaco, F1 driver Fernando Alonso and Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx at the st𒁏art of the Tour in Monaco. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Spanish Formula One pilot and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:future team owner Fernando Alonso was at the s⭕tart of the road race in Lucca, getting to know the world of cycling and the best riders in the world as he begins to build his team to debut in the 2015 season.
Alonso visited the Spanish team but also made a point of stopping by to say hello to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Peter Sagan of Slovakia.
Speaking briefly to Cyclingnews and Slova🔯kian state tele🌟vision, Alonso confirmed that he will create his own team for the 2015 season, hinting that he was at the world championships to study the riders and to get to know the world of cycling.
"I love cycling and for 2015, my own team will be on the road for sure. We want to win races and have the best riders in our team. I'll be watching and studying all riders today," he said after spending a few minutes ꦆwith Peter Sagan on his team bus.
Alonso will base his team 🍃in his home region of Asturias in northern Spain. He confirmed he is hoping for a Spanish victory in Florence.
"I hope Spain can do a good job. We'll see. But I think Sagan is the best cyclist in the world at the moment and he's the favourite. I'm sure eve🐷rybody wil💙l be watching him."
Alonso 𝓀rides a lot and so understands the difficulties of riding in the rain.
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"I wish everyone all the best because they're all heroes today f🌃or racing for so long in the rain," he said.
Stephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.
