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Two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso hospitalised after road accident

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Rallying - Dakar Rally - Stage 2 - Al Wajh - Neom, Saudi Arabia - January 6, 2020 Toyota Gazoo Racing's Fernando Alonso speaks to the press after completing stage two [REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo]

Fernando Alonso has been taken to hospital after being involved in a cycling accident in Switzerland on Thursday morning.

The two-time Formula One world champion is preparing for his eagerly-awaited return to the F1 grid with Alpine next month, having been out of the sport for the last two seasons.

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