Fabio Aru experiencing 'complicated days' in Vuelta a Espana

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2015 champion loses 41 seconds to other favourites on stage 11

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Fabio Aru (UAE Team Emirates) abandoned the Giro d'Italia on stage 19(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Fabio Aru (UAE Team Emirates) is putting a brave face on his Vuelta a España performance this year, but the 2015 winner admits that he is not feeling on top of his game.

Alasdair Fotheringham
Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The Independent,  The Guardian,  ProCycling, The Express and Reuters.