1 8 – present ) ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁After ▁r iding ▁ 6 ▁seasons ▁with ▁, ▁A ru ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁. ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁Tour ▁but ▁only ▁finished ▁ 1 3 th ▁overall . ▁At ▁the ▁following ▁race , ▁Tir reno – Ad ri at ico , ▁A ru ▁finished ▁ 4 th ▁to ▁S arn ano ▁S ass ot etto , ▁but ▁was ▁struggling ▁on ▁other ▁decis ive ▁stages , ▁meaning ▁he ▁once ▁again ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 , ▁in ▁ 1 2 th ▁place . ▁His ▁first ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁finish ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁Tour ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps . ▁A ru ▁could ▁not ▁follow ▁the ▁pace ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁G iro ▁d ' Italia ▁cont enders ▁Chris ▁Fro ome , ▁Th ib aut ▁Pin ot , ▁D omen ico ▁Poz z ov ivo , ▁Miguel ▁Áng el ▁López ▁and ▁George ▁Ben nett , ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁ 6 th ▁position . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁G iro ▁d ' Italia , ▁he ▁finished ▁alongside ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁strong ▁G iro ▁cont enders ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁to ▁Mount ▁Et na , ▁and ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 th ▁position ▁after ▁the ▁stage . ▁However ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁mountain ▁stages , ▁A ru ▁did ▁not ▁manage ▁to ▁finish ▁with ▁the ▁strong est ▁rid ers ▁meaning ▁that ▁he ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 2 2 nd ▁place ▁after ▁the ▁