Teams & Riders Fabio Aru discussion thread

[LaFlorecita]

Great news! Now time to recover. Forza Fabio!

 

[Koronin]

Good news. Hoping he has a fast recovery.

 

[glassmoon]

Excited to see full potential Aru grinding those climbs some time again. Keep fighting Fabio!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Interview with Fabio Aru in Italian
https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/06-05-2019/ciclismo-aru-nibali-giro-3301360491302.shtml
He hopes to be back in form for the Vuelta
meanwhile
he's rooting for Nibali at the Giro:
“Però Vincenzo deve vincere anche per me”

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Fabio to become a Dad ...
https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/28-05-2019/aru-diventa-papa-arrivo-femmina-3302000287675.shtml (in Italiano)

 

[tobydawq]

He will already make his comeback on Sunday in GP di Lugano.

 

[Laplaz]

That's really great news!

 

[Robert5091]

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He will already make his comeback on Sunday in GP di Lugano.

Good news for UAE, but now Fab Fabio has young Pogacar to compete against as team leader.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Fabio to race Tour du Suisse according to Gazzetta
http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/11-06-2019/aru-si-giro-svizzera-3302392841737.shtml

 

[Lequack]

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Fabio to race Tour du Suisse according to Gazzetta
http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/11-06-2019/aru-si-giro-svizzera-3302392841737.shtml

He was supposed to race the Tour of Slovenia at first. I guess the team decided that maybe he's at a good enough level to try to lead a tram again.

 

[Nirvana]

Magrini today said that Saronni hinted that UAE could take him to the Tour instead of Gaviria.

 

[Mayomaniac]

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Magrini today said that Saronni hinted that UAE could take him to the Tour instead of Gaviria.

That isn't the whole, Gaviria still has knee problems and the risk of him missimg the Tour is pretty high. If that would happen Aru could get a spot on the team. The confirmed guys are Dan Martin, Costa, Henao, Kristoff, Bystrom, Troia and Sutherland or Marcato.
Source: https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article/2019/06/18/1560801940/beppe-saronni-uae-emirates-dobbiamo-ambire-a-molto-di-piu-gaviria-aru-kristoff-

 

[Lequack]

Tour de Suisse should tell us mroe about his form, hopefully he's back to his best or close at least.

 

[tobydawq]

He looks surprisingly good, considering the fact that the initial prognosis was three months of rest post-surgery.

 

[SafeBet]

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He looks surprisingly good, considering the fact that the initial prognosis was three months of rest post-surgery.

Let's wait until the real mountains start, but yeah I'm positively surprised as well.

 

[DanielSong39]

Looks like a free role for him if he makes the Tour, obviously Dan Martin is their GC guy.

 

[SafeBet]

Riding the Tour sounds like a terrible idea to me. Stressful flat stages + shape is not there yet + too much media attention, I don't like it.
Should ride Adriatica Ionica, Poland and/or Burgos to prepare for the Vuelta.

 

[Mayomaniac]

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Riding the Tour sounds like a terrible idea to me. Stressful flat stages + shape is not there yet + too much media attention, I don't like it.
Should ride Adriatica Ionica, Poland and/or Burgos to prepare for the Vuelta.

This, he probably also lacks the base to do anything after potentially riding himself into shape in the Tour. I guess that means that Gaviria won't be able to start because of his knee problems.
Still, it's not a good idea.

 

[DanielSong39]

He won't be riding for GC so expectations will be muted. Finishing the race in the top 50 and getting in a couple of breaks are reasonable goals.

 

[staubsauger]

Personally I wouldn't rush him into a Tour de France participation and stress him out. Especially because he already showed quite promising shape in Switzerland. No need really to risk too much too early IMHO.

 

[Robert5091]

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Personally I wouldn't rush him into a Tour de France participation and stress him out. Especially because he already showed quite promising shape in Switzerland. No need really to risk too much too early IMHO.

No way should Fab Fabio do TdF - watching him at TdS should have been enough.

 

[Pippo_San]

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Personally I wouldn't rush him into a Tour de France participation and stress him out. Especially because he already showed quite promising shape in Switzerland. No need really to risk too much too early IMHO.

No way should Fab Fabio do TdF - watching him at TdS should have been enough.

Why is that? If he's cleared to race by the docs, and his preparation is at least nice considering his TdS results...
He's got a chance of winning a stage.
Considering he's a pro rider and his team clearly needs him to grab something at the most important race in the calendar...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Notwithstanding all our caution : Fabio will start the TdF says the Gazzetta

Now it's official: Fabio Aru will be at the start of the 106th Tour de France,
(gtranslate)

https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/27-06-2019/adesso-ufficiale-aru-sara-via-tour-de-france-340405286847.shtml

 

[perico]

He’s getting better. Not gonna win the Vuelta but I think he should be back 100% next season. Earned my respect this year for the way he has ridden.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Terrific ride today. Got kinda worried when he complained about leg pain after the TTT crash, but he looks to be getting back to him best level.