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RSS FeedsVinokourov feigns surprise after Aru signs with UAE Team Emirates
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19 october 2017 04:18:36

 
Vinokourov feigns surprise after Aru signs with UAE Team Emirates
(Cyclingnews.com)
 


Astana team manager Alexander Vinokourov has feigned surprise and disappointment after UAE Team Emirates announced it had signed Fabio Aru for the next three years. The Italian Grand Tour rider had been widely expected to quit Astana for UAE Team Emirates but always avoided talking about his future while racing in Astana colours. On Tuesday, as attention was focused on the 2018 Tour de France presentation, UAE Team Emirates confirmed Aru´s three-year contract in a brief statement. The Italian champion will join fellow new signings Dan Martin and Alexander Kristoff on an overhauled UAE Team Emirates roster next season.ADVERTISEMENT Astana had hoped to keep Aru due to an extension clause in his contract. Aru was apparently obliged to stay with Astana if the Kazakhstani team matched an offer from a rival team. There were also reports that he was under pressure to pay a get-out clause to end his time at Astana. It is unclear what happened behind the scenes but Aru has signed a three-year contract with UAE Team Emirates. Vinokourov was in Paris for the Tour de France presentation and claimed he discovered that Aru would ride for UAE Team Emirates via media reports. `He had another year of an optional contract with us. He never warned us of his desire to leave. He was asked regularly for his news but never answered,` Vinokourov said, according to L`Equipe. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com


 
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