Aru lays down Vuelta a Espana marker at La Alpujarra

Fabio Aru is rarely a man to give much away, but the sight of Astana teammates Dario Cataldo and Luis Leon Sanchez driving at the front of the red jersey group on the seemingly interminable haul up the Alto de Capileira on stage 7 of the Vuelta a España was something of a tell.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.