Despite being in good form himself and riding a wave of confidence after taking a first ever WorldTour win, Fabio Aru says he will be riding in the service of Il Lombardia winner Vincenzo Nibali at the Abu Dhabi Tour, which starts tomorrow.

"Despite being tired after a long season, I'm happy to be here. As a team we can do well," Aru said with decision during the press conference.

"I've kept training since the Vuelta but I've also been kept very busy. I've just been in Kazakhstan for four days, spending time with the sponsors. But I'll do as well as I can, like always. Vincenzo won a great Lombardia. We'll see how I feel but I've no problem in helping Vincenzo. It's important we have a good race. We get on despite what people think. I was really happy to work for him at the Tre Valli Varesine race and he won it. There are absolutely no problems between us."

Aru also spoke bout rumours he would target the Tour while Nibali rode the Giro. Aru wants to see the Tour route for 2016 before he makes any commitment to a set Grand Tour.

"The Giro route is hard but I like it. Let me see the Tour de France route and talk to the team," he pleaded. "The important thing is to be pretty much ready for any races you do but I don't know where I'll start my 2016 season."