Fabio Aru
Aru at the 2015 Vuelta a España
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Fabio Aru |
| Nickname | The Little Angel The Knight of the four Moors |
| Born |
3 July 1990 San Gavino Monreale, Sardinia, Italy |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Astana |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2009–2012 | Palazzago |
| 2012– | Astana |
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Fabio Aru (born 3 July 1990) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana who was the overall winner of the 2015 Vuelta a España. A year earlier, he had proved himself an up-and-coming star within cycling, by achieving a third place overall in the 2014 Giro d'Italia and a fifth place in the 2014 Vuelta a España. He then followed it up with a 2nd-place finish in the 2015 Giro d'Italia before taking his first grand tour win at the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Aru was born in San Gavino Monreale, Sardinia, but he lived in Villacidro. At the age of 18 he moved to mainland Italy to pursue a cycling career at under 23 ranks. He joined the Palazzago team where he won the Giro della Valle d'Aosta twice (in 2011 and 2012). In 2012 he also finished runner up to American rider Joe Dombrowski in the Baby Giro.
Aru joined the Astana Pro Team during the 2012 season, after four years with the Palazzago domestic team in Italy. In 2013 he finished fourth overall in the Giro del Trentino, also claiming the Young Riders' Jersey. He rode his first Grand Tour, the 2013 Giro d'Italia, in support of team leader Vincenzo Nibali. He helped Nibali win the race overall, finishing 42nd himself.
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