Fabio Aru

Fabio Aru
Aru at the 2015 Vuelta a España
Personal information
Full nameFabio Aru
NicknameThe Knight of the four Moors
(Italian: Il cavaliere dei quattro mori)
Born (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 34)
San Gavino Monreale, Sardinia, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2009–2012Palazzago
Professional teams
2012–2017Astana[2]
2018–2020UAE Team Emirates[3][4]
2021Team Qhubeka Assos[5]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2017)
Giro d'Italia
Young rider classification (2015)
3 individual stages (2014, 2015)
Vuelta a España
General classification (2015)
2 individual stages (2014)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2017)

Fabio Aru (born 3 July 1990) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2021 for the Astana, UAE Team Emirates and Team Qhubeka NextHash squads.[6] He hails from San Gavino Monreale in Sardinia, and is known for his climbing ability, which made him a favorite for the Grand Tours. He is known as "The Knight of the four Moors", a reference to his native island of Sardinia.

During his career, Aru won stages in all three Grand Tours, including a stage at the Tour de France, three stages at the Giro d'Italia and two stages at the Vuelta a España, and won the 2017 Italian National Road Race Championships. Alongside his stage wins, Aru has also worn the race leader's jersey in all three Grand Tours. In 2014, Aru placed third overall in the Giro d'Italia and fifth in the Vuelta a España. The following year, he finished second in the Giro d'Italia before taking his only overall Grand Tour win at the Vuelta a España. His best finish at the Tour de France came in 2017 where he was 5th.

  1. ^ a b "Fabio Aru - UAE team Emirates". Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ Stokes, Shane (8 August 2012). "Contract Roundup: Baby Giro runner-up Aru to Astana, Martens stays with Rabobank". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ Ballinger, Alex (12 August 2021). "Fabio Aru announces his retirement". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 25 October 2021.