Fabio Aru

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.

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

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

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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.

Italian Fabio Aru is heading to France to race the Tour in two weeks, but the reigning Vuelta champ faces stiff competition.

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Fabio Aru, 25, won the Vuelta a Espana last year and will have the backing of teammate Vincenzo Nibali on the roads of France.

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Fabio Aru wins stage 3 with a gutsy solo attack in the final 15 kilometers of racing in France. Alberto Contador keeps his overall lead.

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Nairo Quintana and Fabio Aru both make strong cases to be named best climbers of 2015 — here are the arguments.

The Astana chief says his two GC riders will race opposite grand tour schedules, which could send Aru to France and Nibali to Italy.

With teammate Vincenzo Nibali expected to race the Giro d'Italia, Fabio Aru may have the green light to go for yellow in France.

Vincenzo Nibali and Mark Cavendish are two of several top riders who will compete at the inaugural four-day race.

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Fabio Aru won a Spanish grand tour that was filled with crashes, abandonments, and an ejection.

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Fabio Aru takes his first grand-tour victory as John Degenkolb salves Giant's wounds over losing the Vuelta on the penultimate stage

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Fabio Aru proves to be a fighter in Vuelta's final mountain stage, executing a brilliant tactical play to out-climb and beat Tom Dumoulin.

Ruben Plaza wins stage 20, while Fabio Aru delivers a brilliant attack in Vuelta's final mountain stage to reclaim overall lead for good.

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Team Astana is again the subject of controversy as Fabio Aru takes a late-race push from a teammate while Tom Dumoulin was attacking.

The Astana rider remains 3 seconds out of first place at the Spanish grand tour entering Friday's stage 19.

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Giuseppe Martinelli is hoping race leader Tom Dumoulin falters so Fabio Aru can claim the red jersey.

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Danger lurks in the Vuelta's closing days as Dumoulin clings to a three-second lead and climbers Aru and Rodriguez vow to attack.

After failing to distance Dumoulin in the mountains, Joaquim Rodriguez needs the time trial of his life to keep the Vuelta lead.

Rodriguez slipped into the Vuelta's leader's jersey in stage 16, but Dumoulin's GC hopes are still alive as Wednesday's time trial looms

Fränk Schleck takes his first career Vuelta stage win as the strongest rider from the break, while Rodríguez rides into the GC lead

Aru still leading the Vuelta after a challenging stage 14

Four upcoming stages at the Vuelta a Espana will most likely decide who wins the overall title. Andrew Hood previews the action.

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In the Vuelta's stage 11, Astana stamps its authority on the race, winning the day, taking red, and eliminating many GC rivals,.

Mikel Landa attacks out of early break to win the brutal queen stage, and Fabio Aru claims red leader's jersey with second place.

Stages 8 and 9 at the Vuelta saw a reshuffling of the GC standings, with crashes and a steep finale leaving their mark.

The Briton is aiming to become just the third rider in history to win both the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana in the same year.

Fabio Aru says that he and Vincenzo Nibali can work together at the Vuelta a España

Vincenzo Nibali, Fabio Aru, and Mikel Landa will headline an especially dangerous Astana squad at the Vuelta a España

The Tour has plenty of big name firepower, but there are several riders not at the French grand tour

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Landa reflects on finishing third in the Giro behind teammate Fabio Aru

Iljo Keisse out-kicks Luke Durbridge for the final stage win, but Alberto Contador takes the overall prize in Milan

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Contador struggles on the penultimate climb of the Giro d'Italia, but manages to limit the damage done by stage winner Aru

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