Alonso and Sastre together

"Have you seen Carlos?" Fernando Alonso arrives at 9:00 am eager to meet your host and get on the bike. With the Cowboys down, look at the sky and into the reception of the exclusive villa, a residential estate with a golf course that looks to the beaches of Tavira. In a hurry, be at noon in the circuit of luso Portimao, 100 kilometers north, to review the tests to his Nelsinho Piquet made the new car.

Go to the call

Carlos Sastre, the winner of the Tour de France, who has invited you to go out and train with his new team, Cervelo. Champions the interests of both coincide. With the visit, Madrid made a favor to its sponsor that flashes through the pilot pulls the Formula 1. For its part, the Spaniard does not mind that some journalists review their leisure time in order to lend a hand to Taylor and, in turn, enjoy the privilege of shooting near the last owner of the Tour.

A stress test for him, even on the ambitious basketball. Moreover, thus meeting the rigorous training plan that continues in recent weeks to lose weight and gain muscle. Twofold: 1. Becoming a minimal burden on the car. 2. Take to pay full force at the wheel.

Previous day, while Nelsinho was leaving the pits on the R29, Alonso jumped to the track with his bike to make white Colnago kilometers. On Tuesday, it was omitted from the channels and became a professional in the Cervelo. A luxury for him. When I was a kid, summer naps did not exist. Like many Spaniards, elderly or small, the rest was changed to see Miguel Indurain devouring mountains.

'How much will I stand? "

Known ports

Half of Europe memory, come to shoot with professional Asturians and defeated the Angliru and the season continues with the quest. If your people want to get birthday, you should seek maillots champions he admires. How would reject the proposed Sastre.

Two athletes, who met in December in the match beneficial Casillas and Nadal was embraced at the entrance of the hotel. "Do you have clothes?" Asks Carlos. "Yes, do not worry," replied the newcomer. Alonso is a single line, dark shoes rider. Cervelo indicates the program for two hours the morning shift and a half route, with Alonso embedded in their ranks.

After lunch, it's time to take the time trial bike. "How much will I stand? 10 or 15 kilometers, I guess," said the pilot with false modesty. [Aguant three hours, according to sources in the cycling team].

Smile

Alonso applied to photos with curiosity and asked for the wheels and tubular carbon fiber, the material from which cars are built. Keep a canister of water and adjusting the helmet. "Are you ready? We strongly," he warns Sastre. "Sure," replies the pilot before dropping to roll along the roads leading the squad in the Algarve.