Aru back into the rhythm of racing at Tour de Pologne

This year has been a strange one from the point of view of Astana's Fabio Aru, who has clocked up just 40 race days so far over the course of a staccato season. He only began racing in March with Paris-Nice and the Volta a Catalunya but that was followed by a slightly controversial leave of absence in April ahead of the Giro d’Italia.

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