▁was ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France , ▁and ▁after ▁Stage ▁ 8 ▁A ru ▁was ▁ 7 th ▁overall ▁but ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 1 3 th ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁stage ▁to ▁And or ra ▁Ar cal is . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁again ▁on ▁Stage ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁Mont ▁Vent oux . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁mechanical ▁problem ▁on ▁the ▁stage , ▁and ▁had ▁problems ▁getting ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁bunch ▁before ▁the ▁clim b ▁to ▁Mont ▁Vent oux . ▁He ▁received ▁help ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁team ▁car , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁pac ed ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁penalty ▁post - stage . ▁On ▁the ▁last ▁mountain ▁stage ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁feeling ▁well , ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁losing ▁ 1 3 ▁minutes ▁to ▁his ▁main ▁riv als , ▁dro pping ▁to ▁ 1 3 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁classification . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁▁ ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁A ru ▁was ▁target ing ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁G iro ▁d ' Italia . ▁He ▁showed ▁good ▁form ▁early ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁pod ium ▁place ▁coming ▁at ▁the ▁Tour ▁of ▁O man , ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁ 3 rd ▁overall . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 8 th ▁overall ▁in ▁his ▁following ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁Tour . ▁In ▁April , ▁in ▁a ▁training ▁camp ▁at ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada , ▁A ru ▁crash ed ▁and