Fabio Aru (Astana) is nursing a knee injury he suffered in a crash while training recently at altitude in the Sierra Nevadas, according to a report on La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The 26-year-old Sardinian was training on Sunday when he suffered an explosive puncture to his front wheel, causing him to lose control and hit the deck, with his kneecap taking the brunt of the trauma. Aru tried to ride his rollers in the ensuing days but begged off because of the pain.
Aru is still planning to start the Tour of the Alps April 17-22 as his last race before the Giro d'Italia starts on May 5.
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Poels out of Ardennes Classics
Last season's Liege-Bastogne-Liege winner Wout Poels (Team Sky) will miss the opportunity to defend his title in the hilly French Monument and at the other Ardennes Classics as he continues to recover from a knee injury that sidelined him before the start of Paris-Nice, according to a report on Telesport.nl/.
Poels, who finished fourth at both the Volta a Valenciana and the Ruta del Sol earlier this year, scrapped plans to race in Paris-Nice after developing the knee injury. He has begun training again in full but is not yet ready to tackle Amstel Gold Race (April 16), Flèche Wallonne (April 19) and Liege-Bastogne-Liege (April 23).
Although it is not yet known when Poels will be able to return, Team Sky is hoping he'll be back in action by the Tour of Romandie April 25-30 before heading to an altitude training camp and then either the Tour de Suisse or Criterium du Dauphine to prepare for the Tour de France in July.
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