After a disastrous 2018 in which he faltered at virtually every turn, Fabio Aru is quietly attempting to put his career back on track. Earlier this month, at a wind tunnel testing facility at Silverstone, the UAE Team Emirates rider sat down with Cyclingnews to talk about last year, if lessons were learned, and where he hopes to be when this year's Giro d'Italia swings into range.
Aru has just wrapped up a batch of aerodynamic tests on his time trial back when he walks down the hallway of the Formula 1 facility.
As his teammate Dan Martin limbers up and steps into the tunnel, Aru, accompanied by his press officer, takes a seat. Relaxed and personable, he's even willing – at times – to show off some of the English which he's been brushing up on over the winter.
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"My winter went well," Aru says, ending his statement with an inflection that suggests he's asking if his English is up to scratch.
"I trained well and never really lost any time. My problem was last season; I finished the year very tired and so I needed some time to recover and bounce back. But so far, all my numbers, they are looking good and improving. But last season was difficult and so I'm not at 100 per cent right now."
Describing 2018 as difficult is an understatement when it comes to Aru's first season post-Astana and under the banner of UAE Team Emirates. Last year the 28-year-old had ambitions of competing at the Giro d'Italia but he was a shadow of himself, ghosting through the first two weeks before a brief resurrection in the Rovereto time trial – where he was also penalised 20 seconds for drafting – paved the way for a complete capitulation and a DNF during the mountain stages that followed.
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