Alonso squad “waiting for Euskaltel” to clinch deal

The man tipped to be the new manager of the Euskaltel-Euskadi squad in 2014, Kiko García, has denied reports in the Spanish media on Tuesday that Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso – set to be the owner – is looking elsewhere because negotiations with the Basque team have reached a standstill

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.