With the start of the 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia just 100 days away, Fabio Aru (Astana) has suggested that 10 riders have a real chance of overall victory. He includes himself in the list of possible pink jersey winners, claiming he has learnt from the mistakes that saw him struggle in 2016 after planning his season around the Tour de France.
“I think there will be a lot of favourites all at the same level when we get to the start of the Giro d’Italia, 10 or so riders could actually win it. As well as myself, I see Quintana, Nibali, Pinot, Mollema and Kruijswijk up there, just to list a few names,” Aru told Gazzetta dello Sport in a long interview about his ambitions for the 2017 season.
“Underestimating someone would be a big mistake, as Kruijswijk reminded us last year. He wasn’t considered a favourite at the start but he went close to victory.”
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Aru’s poor 2016 season has perhaps downgraded his chances of winning the Giro d’Italia but he has tried to learn from his mistakes, which included over-racing in 2015, when he won the Vuelta a Espana but kept competing until the end of October. He won the 2015 Vuelta a Espana, but failed to back up that result in 2016, only winning a stage at the Criterium du Dauphine.
He started 2016 on the back foot and never managed to pull things around.
“It was a lean year for results but I think it was a good a year. I’ve learnt a lot from 2016, I think you learn more from a bad year compared to the good years. I've got to know myself much better,” he explained.
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