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ROME -- When the team directors at Astana sat down to plan this season, the outline went something like this: A pink jersey for Vincenzo Nibali, a yellow jersey for Fabio Aru, and a gold medal for Nibali.Nibali carried out the first part of the plan to perfection by winning the Giro dItalia. Aru has to do his part when the Tour de France starts on Saturday at Mont-Saint-Michel. Then Nibali is expected to lead Italys team in the road race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with support from Aru.While Nibalis Giro victory was produced in dramatic fashion by taking the lead on the penultimate stage, winning the Tour on Arus debut in the French classic should be a much tougher assignment, even with Nibali aiding Aru as an unlikely support rider.When we made this choice in November after the Tour presentation we knew it was the most difficult option for Fabio, Astana team director Giuseppe Martinelli said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.After finishing third and second in the Giro the last two years, it would have been easier to aim for the Giro, Martinelli added. We decided to aim for the Tour because we dont have anything to lose. And because were convinced we can do well.The climbing specialist Aru won the Spanish Vuelta last year and at 25 is considered one of the future stars of the Tour.Only 11 cyclists have won the Tour on their first attempt, including greats Eddy Merckx, Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil and Felice Gimondi.The last man to achieve the feat was French rider Laurent Fignon in 1983.Aru, however, is not even considered among the top three favorites for this years Tour. Hes generally ranked just below defending champion Chris Froome, two-time winner Alberto Contador, and two-time runner-up Nairo Quintana.We realize that the best riders and teams go to the Tour, that theyre all in top form, and that its not going to be easy, Martinelli said. But Fabio has always surprised us since he turned pro. So I hope the same thing happens at the Tour.Not many people expected Fabios Vuelta victory.As for Nibalis role, Martinelli has handled having two captains in the same squad before. He was at Saeco when Damiano Cunego usurped team leadership from Gilberto Simoni to win the 2004 Giro, and he guided Stefano Garzelli to an unexpected pink jersey in 2000 when captain Marco Pantani struggled.This is a little different, because there are so many different goals on offer and we can handle it a little better, Martinelli said. The Giro victory has made Vincenzo much more relaxed, hes already achieved one of his principal goals for this season.(Nibali) is going to the Tour with the aim of ensuring that Fabio remains in the best possible condition, to help him do well, and be competitive in some stages. But the main thing is to prepare for the Olympics.Nibali has not raced since the Giro and has been preparing for the Tour with a 15-day training camp on the 1,918-meter (6,293-foot) San Pellegrino Pass.Having won the Tour in 2014, and as the holder of four Grand Tour victories, is Nibali really not considering a run at the general classification in France?I dont think so, Martinelli said. Im not thinking about that right now. We all know that Fabio has prepared well for the Tour and in our plans, Vincenzo is the guy for the Olympics.Nobody since Pantani in 1998 has won the Giro and Tour in the same year.Contador made a stated attempt at the double last year but followed up his Giro win with a fifth-place finish in the Tour, acknowledging that he ran out of energy.Its very unlikely to happen again, said Martinelli, who directed Pantanis Mercatone Uno team in `98.Whatever the results, this will likely be Nibalis last Tour with Astana. The Sicilian is expected to join a new World Tour team from Bahrain next year.There are a lot of rumors out there regarding Nibali and I really think theres a chance that Nibali could leave our squad, Martinelli said. But Astana will go on. Nibali is important to the squad but there are other riders who can make the team proud, too.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf Cheap Yeezy 350 Fake . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. Replica Yeezys For Sale . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. http://www.yeezys350cheap.com/ . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. Wholesale Yeezy 350 v2 Clay . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. 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Daniel Worrall, Joe Mennie and Chris Tremain have been chosen for Australias limited-overs tour of South Africa after the selectors were compelled to dig deep into the nations pace reserves to cover for the resting Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.For a series that will be played in conditions more suited to pacemen than the just completed bout with Sri Lanka, Worrall, Mennie and Tremain have been rewarded for breakout domestic seasons for South Australia and Victoria, the two sides that contested last seasons Sheffield Shield final.National selector Rod Marsh said the seam and swing bowling trio will be needed to support John Hastings and Scott Boland against South Africa and also the opening match against Ireland. Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Pat Cummins and Peter Siddle were among the bowlers not able to be considered due to injury. Usman Khawaja, who played two ODIs against Sri Lanka with scores of 6 and 0, was left out of the squad. Adam Zampa is the frontline spinner in the squad with Nathan Lyon also omitted.Chris, Joe and Daniel all had terrific summers last year and have also impressed us during the recent Australia A series with consistent performances, Marsh said. They are young players with a bright future who thoroughly deserve their selection and we look forward to seeing them work with John Hastings and Scott Boland, who have both performed well for Australia since returning from injury.Mennie and Worrall formed a potent seam and swing combination alongside Chadd Sayers for the Redbacks last season, while Tremain moved from New South Wales to Victoria and soon found himself spearheading the bowling attack for the team that eventually lifted the Shield.I think consistently playing has been a big help, Tremain said in Melbourne. People keep saying I got starved for opportunity in NSW but I dont think that was the case. It was a matter of not doing the right things at the right time to give yourself an opportunity to play there. Coming down to Victoria I got a few good opportunities early, did ok and rolled with the punches early.Then, rather than worrying about whether I was going to play the next game I worried about the next ball or how I was going to stay in the moment rather than worry about what had gone or what was going to happen. If there was any big change in my game it would be more upstairs in my head than anything else. Playing consistently and not worrying too much about whether I was going to play the next game, was a big step.Tremains first Australian tour will coincide with that of the new assistant coach David Saker, who took up thhe role as Darren Lehmanns deputy after helping guide the Bushrangers to the Shield.dddddddddddd A plain speaker, Saker has ensured Tremain stays level in mindset, neither seduced by success nor downtrodden by failure.He just called and said what are the odds that my first tour is your first tour? Tremain said. Hes good and hes no punches pulled, so Im sure regardless or playing for the Renegades or Victoria or Australia coming up, if Ive done something wrong you get scolded for it and rightly so.If you do something right its not a big pump up, its a pat on the back and congratulations for doing your job. Hes really good at keeping people level, keeping people concentrated on what they need to do and not getting too far ahead or behind what theyre doing.While South African pitches should provide more assistance than Sri Lanka, Tremain said that the high benchmark being set by the likes of Hastings gave him a level of consistency to aim for. Ive been watching the ODIs in Sri Lanka at the moment and they look like theyre very difficult to bowl on, he said. Watching John Hastings and Scotty Boland work over there, [James] Faulkner, the way they go about their business on flat wickets is a really good viewing point for wickets that might offer a little bit more.Doing the hard work on these flat wickets just makes it that little bit easier on a wicket that might offer a bit more. Rather than looking at what we might get in South Africa Ive been looking at what its like when it is really hard and flat and you cant get the ball up around their ears or get it to swing. Viewing that sort of stuff has put me into a mainframe that things are going to be difficult, they might not be as difficult as Sri Lanka, but if I prepare for something really difficult and get a pleasant surprise, then grab it with both hands.Travis Head retained his place in the ODI squad following a series of cameo performances in Sri Lanka, but there was no room for Glenn Maxwell. Mitchell Marsh returned to the squad after being rested from the Sri Lanka ODIs, while the captain Steven Smith also returned to the ranks.Australia will play Ireland in Benoni on September 27 followed by the five ODIs against South Africa starting September 30 in Centurion.ODI squad: Steven Smith (capt), David Warner, George Bailey, Scott Boland, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, John Hastings, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Joe Mennie, Chris Tremain, Matthew Wade (wk), Daniel Worrall, Adam Zampa. ' ' '