Fabio Aru

The careers and futures of dozens of riders, sport directors, mechanics, soigneurs, and staffers are hanging in the balance. 

Sprint supremos, time trial legends and monument masters swap out racing for business management, podcasting, farming and more.

As Aru rides into the next phase of his life, we look back at some of his best moments as a pro racer.

Here's the news making the headlines on Monday, September 6.

Six years after he won the 2015 edition of the race, Fabio Aru is set to hang up the wheels following this year's Vuelta.

Here's what's making headlines on Tuesday, June 22.

Young Californian supports Qhubeka-Assos captains Domenico Pozzovivo, Simon Clarke, Fabio Aru in his first-ever 'Doyenne' on Sunday.

Here's the news making headlines for Wednesday, February 10.

The Qhubeka-Assos climber is currently slated to make his road debut at the Tour de la Provence, February 11 - 14.

The Italian climber is hoping his recent foray into cyclocross will help him once he returns to the road.

These are the moves that matter ahead of the 2021 men's racing season.

Fabio Aru is racing cyclocross again, and loving it

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Aru hoping move to new squad will act as step back to former grand tour glory.

Sardinian abandoned midway through Sunday's mountain test, sparking angry backlash from senior staffer.

While there was no major fireworks among the yellow jersey contenders at the Tour's opening weekend, some are teetering off the back already.

Slovenian star Pogačar has the talent and his team has the firepower. Can the 21-year-old keep the composure to make the podium?

Aru to lead UAE-Team Emirates at the Tour with Pogačar free to ride without pressure.

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22-year-old American McNulty to make grand tour debut at Giro, riding for GC alongside compatriot Dombrowski.

Aru yet to set schedule for the year, but ready to prove he's back to winning ways.

The Italian star hopes that his troubles are finally behind him following an up-and-down 2019 that included surgery and promising hints of his former glory.

Sardinian faces a triple threat in 2020 with ongoing health issues, an expiring contract, and a rival for team leadership.

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Surgery to improve blood flow in left leg expected to sideline Sardinian for several months.

Fabio Aru plans to spend a few weeks riding in and around Boulder before the Italian grand tour.

The pressure is on these five star riders to claim signature victories in 2019. They all had rocky rides last season amid high expectations.

His first season with UAE Team Emirates was a year to forget. Now, Fabio Aru needs to find the spark that won him the 2015 Vuelta.

The Italian struggled to fin his top form this season, and he's closing out the year at the Tour of Guangxi.

Aru steps down from Italian squad to leave room for those in better condition

After an outburst was caught on TV in stage 17, Fabio Aru begs for forgiveness, making a personal call to the venerable bike manufacturer.

The UAE Team Emirates rider is on a better track thanks to a new diet that's low on wheat and avoids dairy.

UAE Team Emirates hoping that Martin can carry Tour form into Vuelta, and that Aru can bounce back after frustrating Giro campaign

Fabio Aru was among six riders penalized for slipstreaming in Tuesday’s stage 16 time trial at the Giro d'Italia.

Fabio Aru still got big cheers outside the UAE-Emirates team bus Sunday morning, but he’s done little to excite the tifosi so far during the race in this Giro d’Italia.

Fabio Aru returns to the Giro d'Italia this May a changed man. Now, he has experience, which he wants to use to win.

Team managers must balance the demands of their sponsors with showcasing riders' home colors when they win national championships.

With the 2018 WorldTour opener a little more than a month away, riders' grand tour plans for next season are starting to trickle out.

Fabio Aru will target the Giro d'Italia as his number one objective in 2018 and will bypass the Tour de France.

Fabio Aru's departure to the UAE Team Emirates for the 2018 season and beyond has left Team Astana without a veteran GC leader.

The 27-year-old Italian will ride for the Middle Eastern team for at least the next three seasons.

The Sardinian has endured a knee injury and the death of teammate Michele Scarponi this year.

Astana confirms Tuesday that Fabio Aru will line up for the 2017 Vuelta a España, setting up a rematch with Chris Froome.

Fabio Aru finished fifth in the Tour de France and expects to be included on Astana's Vuelta a Espana lineup.

Fabio Aru and his Astana team recognize that the Tour's yellow jersey may be out of reach but promise a fight on the Izoard in stage 18.

With the Tour de France concluding in a few days, news about potential rider transfers is heating up.

At the time, Fabio Aru rued an injury that kept him out of the 100th Giro d'Italia. Now he reaps the rewards of the forced rest in May.

Fabio Aru lost the Tour de France lead in stage 14's chaotic, tough uphill finish in Rodez. This takes pressure off his weakened Astana team.

The French press has mostly ignored race leader Fabio Aru. The Italian, for his part, plans to leave a mark on this Tour de France irregardless.

Fabio Aru is elated to wear the Tour de France yellow jersey. The Italian remains wary of a short, tough day in stage 13, however.

Fabio Aru and his Astana team head into the Tour de France's Pyrenean stages willing to attack Froome for the yellow jersey.

Astana's Fabio Aru and Jakob Fuglsang know that tactics will be key to their assault on Froome's yellow jersey lead in the Tour.

Stage 9 of the Tour de France was dramatic, crash-filled, and controversial. Did Aru break an unwritten rule? What will we do without Porte?

Andrew Hood takes a look at the Tour de France's GC picture after nine stages of racing.

Fabio Aru surged ahead of the Tour leader when Froome suffered a mechanical during Sunday's stage 9.

The Froome/Aru score still unsettled despite Aru saying he was unaware of race leader's mechanical when he attacked on Tour's ninth stage.

Fabio Aru won Wednesday's stage 5, which ended in a short climb up la Planche des Belles Filles.

Aru announces himself as an outright favorite at the Tour de France. After stage 5, Froome vows he won't give the Italian so much leash.

Fabio Aru, the only grand tour winner on the market for 2018, remains undecided on his future with team Astana.

Astana has created a sleek custom-painted Argon 18 Gallium Pro for Fabio Aru at the Tour de France.

The Italian was forced to miss the Giro d'Italia because of an injury, so his attention has now turned toward the yellow jersey.

All 18 WorldTour teams now count at least one victory in their books for 2017. But why are the top teams winning, or not, so much?

Italian Fabio Aru will not start the 2017 Giro d'Italia due to a knee injury.

Giro contender Fabio Aru's pre-race build-up suffered a blow Sunday when he was forced out of Tirreno-Adriatico with a bout of bronchitis.

Fabio Aru said the Giro's start on his home island of Sardinia gives him "extra confidence," not pressure.

The Sardinian has a pair of top-3 finishes in the Italian grand tour but is still looking for his first win.

The 26-year-old Italian and 2015 Vuelta champion will captain the squad next year.

Fabio Aru says he's learned from his mistakes in 2016. For 2017, the Vuelta winner will prepare early and more thoroughly than before.

With the departure of Vincenzo Nibali, Fabio Aru takes over as the top GC rider of the Kazakhstan-registered squad.

The Italian from Sardinia has raced the Giro three times and is likely to return for the 100th edition next year.

Saturday's Il Lombardia will feature two new climbs as organizers look to mix things up at the "Race of the Falling Leaves."

Fabio Aru is set for his debut Olympics on a road race course that should suit the Sardinian climber and his strong Italian team.

Fabio Aru hasn't been much of a factor in the Tour de France yet. But Astana brass says the Italian will make an impact in the Alps.

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Multiple teams came to the Tour de France with more than one GC option, but potential conflicts have fizzled out.

Fabio Aru's Specialized S-Works Tarmac is a red-and-black homage to his Sardinian heritage.

Fabio Aru has avoided the Tour de France's pitfalls in the first week. Astana's Italian is looking like a GC contender heading to the Pyrenees.

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Fabio Aru has had an unimpressive run-up to the Tour de France. However, Astana will bet on the young Italian, not former champ Vincenzo Nibali, as team leader.