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Fabio Aru joins Dan Martin at UAE Team Emirates

The Italian National Champion has signed a deal that will take him through to the end of the 2020 season, departing from Team Astana

Fabio Aru has signed a three-year deal with UAE Team Emirates, ending his six-year contract with Team Astana.

Injury prevented Aru from taking part in this year's Giro d'Italia, which began on his home island of Sardinia.

Aru will be looking to challenge for Grand Tour titles next season with his new team after a year of mixed success.
 
Aru will join Dan Martin as the Emirati team's favorites for major Grand Tours after their respective fifth and sixth places at this year's Tour.

Due to his injury, Aru had a mixed season but bounced back to take become the Italian Road Race National Champion before winning two stages of the Tour de France including the uphill finish on Stage 5 to La Planche des Belles Filles.

Team UAE Emirates team manager Carlo Saronni said on the announcement of his sigining "We welcome a champion like Fabio Aru; his skills perfectly match the ambitions of the team" .

"Besides highlighting Aru’s enormous potential, I’d like to point out that Aru is a rider who can stir up excitement among the fans; he is well-loved because of his generosity on a bike."

Fabio Aru joins Dan Martin at UAE Team Emirates