The Tour de France has already Team blessed Alonso

The project not only Fernando Alonso and the ' blessing ' of the International Cycling Union ( UCI ) after the private meeting with Brian Cookson in Madrid, with the Sports Council as a mediator , but the ASO , the organizer of the Tour de France and the Tour of Spain , among other big races . biking shorts Two weeks ago , the Spaniard and his manager, Luis Garcia Abad, held a meeting in Paris , as reported by AS on Friday , and both sides left very satisfied.

Alonso , who freely admits not knowing the ins and outs of cycling, is forming a team of high level in 2015 , but has met with the restructuring of the UCI can relegate your project to a premiere in the second division , so it would to wait for invitations to the big races . And of course, the double world champion only provides the ability to mount a squad to compete in the primary calendar.

For this reason, Alonso is calling in person at the gates to open. Given the current lack of Spanish teams , the Vuelta would have no problem to receive an invitation. The Tour is more complicated, but the answer I found in Paris was quite satisfactory. If you have a good team and meets ethical principles, something that the driver has committed , will be welcome. As Alonso himself last Thursday AS said , after meeting with the UCI: "Right now WorldTour be or not is secondary . With the great team we 're gonna ride , we'll be in all the big races . "

During his visit to Paris, Alonso also attended L' Équipe , sports newspaper of the same corporate group ASO , which also revealed intentions like a lot in the Tour: the application of technology in Formula 1 of cycling . " There is still much work ahead on issues of organization, media and technology that we import from the F- 1. As telemetry , for example , which opens many possibilities. long sleeve cycling Jerseys In F-1 team to reach ten thousand parameters and cycling seconds suffice us fives seconds. In fact , cycling has evolved to a very high level of competence and will to focus on small details , "said the pilot in French newspaper .

" As in many other sports, cycling has evolved to a very high standard. It is difficult to make a difference : all runners are very professional, all recovery techniques , preparations , materials bicycles , work in the wind tunnel are highly developed . Need to focus on the smallest details . So we have the best technology available , "said the double world champion in F1.