Fernando Alonso

The 39-year-old will have further scans on Friday.

Alonso's two efforts at building a new team collapsed in a Catch-22 situation of riders and sponsors failing to commit to the project.

Former champion Paolo Bettini talks about the failed Alonso project, his opinions on Peter Sagan, doping, and the deceased Marco Pantani.

Paolo Bettini would have stayed with the Italian national team had he known that his work for F1 driver Fernando Alonso would be for naught

Fernando Alonso confirms a team won't happen anytime soon, but he is still holding out hope to create an elite squad in the future

Paolo Bettini's latest comments suggest that the new team backed by Formula One driver Fernando Alonso will not happen in 2015

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A spokesperson insists that the Alonso project has a plan and expects to get a team up and running, but time is running out

Formula One world champion announces partnership with NOVO Holdings Group, seeks cycling companies to invest in

Alonso reportedly has a deal with sponsors from the United Arab Emirates worth up to 20 million euros per season

Despite growing doubts, Formula One driver Fernando Alonso's manager insists that plans remain to have a cycling team for 2015

Russian millionaire Tinkov would tell Formula One champ Fernando Alonso that it's a lot easier to buy a team than to try to build one from scratch

Formula One champion Fernando Alonso assures that his project to create a new professional team is still on track, but doubts remain

Managers and representatives confirm there is little movement from the Fernando Alonso project to sign riders

The Belgian said he is hopeful that Alonso's entrance into cycling will help the sport

Between now and late April, Peter Sagan must concentrate on classics, not contracts, says Cannondale team director

With essentially no details of his new cycling project made public, peloton begins to questions the Formula One champ's plans

Former world champion says he could sign three riders capable of beating Sagan for the Slovak champion's price tag

With links to Bettini, Rubiera, F1 champion's new team will face questions as it navigates zero-tolerance cycling

Spaniard developing new team meets behind closed doors with UCI president, Spanish cycling officials

Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano says the Formula One driver "thought he could come with money, and do what he wanted"

Spanish auto racing superstar looks to his first sport for advantages as he develops new team for 2015

The 35-year-old Spaniard is also linked to Fernando Alonso's squad that will debut for the 2015 season

The Formula One driver will unveil his squad next summer as it prepares to race starting in 2015

Beijing road race gold medalist has no offers for 2014 after Alonso project falls apart

New Spanish team will reveal in a press conference on the first rest day of the 2014 Tour

Retirements and the nation’s financial crisis are having a devastating effect on the peloton

Spanish F1 driver says he will refocus for 2015 after Euskaltel deal falls apart

Alonso camp is meeting this week to discuss options for moving ahead with cycling venture after deal with Basque team falls apart

The two sides had agreed in principle but the negotiations fell apart and the deal is off

How one SMS saved the Spanish team from oblivion