Fabio Aru is currently in Poland in order to improve his physical condition in order to be at the top at the Vuelta a Espana. The Astana Pro Team rider explained to Cyclingnews his preparation for this three-week race. Last month, he followed a altitude stage.

"After the Giro I took a rest for one week, went on holiday to the seaside, then I started again to build up my condition. I went to Sestrière for 20 days in July for a training camp before coming here. [Diego] Rosa, [Paolo] Tiralongo, and [Andrey] Zeits were there with me and we worked really well together."

Italian Fabio Aru does not know where he is about his condition. "After two months without racing it’s difficult to say where I am so we will see day by day. It has been good to get back into the rhythm of racing as you can’t compare it at all to training. If I feel good sensations I will try and go for the win but I don’t want to put any pressure on myself here."

During the stage 5 of the Tour de Pologne, he finished 7th, seven seconds behind Bart De Clercq (Lotto Soudal). "We are here to work, we are working well to prepare for the Vuelta. At the moment I feel good and we will see how the next two days go – they are really important to see where we are, me personally but also as a team."