Fabio Aru (born 3 July 1990) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana who was the overall winner of the 2015 Vuelta a España. A year earlier, he had proved himself an up-and-coming star within cycling, by achieving a third place overall in the 2014 Giro d'Italia and a fifth place in the 2014 Vuelta a España. He then followed it up with a 2nd-place finish in the 2015 Giro d'Italia before taking his first grand tour win at the 2015 Vuelta a España.