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Portuguese cyclist (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida (pronounced [ʒuˈɐ̃w alˈmɐjðɐ]; born 5 August 1998) is a Portuguese professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[5]
Personal information | |
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Full name | João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida |
Nickname | A Pantera (The Panther) |
Born | A dos Francos - Caldas da Rainha, Portugal | 5 August 1998
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | UAE Team Emirates |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur teams | |
2013 | Ecosprint–BTT Caldas |
2014 | CC José Maria Nicolau |
2015 | Sicasal–Liberty Seguros–Bombarralense |
2016 | CC Bairrada |
Professional teams | |
2017 | Unieuro Trevigiani–Hemus 1896 |
2018–2019 | Hagens Berman Axeon[1][2] |
2020–2021 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step[3] |
2022– | UAE Team Emirates[4] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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In August 2019, Almeida, then riding for Hagens Berman Axeon, signed a 2-year contract with World Tour team Deceuninck–Quick-Step.[6]
After a 2nd place finish in the Giro dell'Emilia, Almeida was named in the start list for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his first ever participation in a Grand Tour.[7] He wore the Giro's pink leader's jersey for 15 consecutive days, from stage 4 to stage 18, the longest ever by an under-23 rider. He eventually finished 4th overall in the general classification, the highest ever placing by a Portuguese rider.
After a series of top-10 finishes in winter and early-spring stage races, Almeida's contract with Deceuninck–Quick-Step was set to expire by the end of the year.[8] Despite this, Almeida was again featured in the start list for the 2021 Giro d'Italia. After supporting Remco Evenepoel in the first 2 weeks, Almeida ended up finishing in the top-10 in the last 6 stages, placing 6th overall in the general classification.
In June, Almeida became Portuguese Time Trial Champion as an Elite rider. He later participated in the UEC European Road Championships and the Olympics.
In August, Almeida signed a 5-year contract with UAE Team Emirates to begin in 2022.[9] Shortly after, he achieved his first stage-race general classification victories, in the Tour de Pologne and Tour de Luxembourg, also winning 3 stages and both the youth rider and points classification in the latter.
In the Autumn, Almeida finished 47th in the UCI Road World Championships Elite Road Race;[10] 2nd in Giro dell'Emilia, losing to Primož Roglič by 3 seconds; and 3rd in Milano–Torino.
Almeida was in 4th place in the general classification at the Giro d'Italia when he was forced to abandon the race after stage 17 due to a positive test for COVID-19.[11]
In June, Almeida won the Portuguese National Road Race Championships, and placed 3rd in the Time Trial.[12] In September, he placed 5th overall in the Vuelta a España.
Almeida placed 3rd overall in the Giro d'Italia, becoming the first Portuguese rider to reach the podium in a grand tour since Joaquim Agostinho's 3rd place finish in the 1979 Tour de France.[13] Almeida also secured a victory in stage 16 and placed 1st in the young rider classification. For the second time, Almeida won the Portuguese National Time Trial Championships. In September, he placed 9th overall in the Vuelta a España.
Almeida rode in the 2024 Tour de France in service of the general classification winner Tadej Pogačar, placing 4th overall and trailing 3rd place Remco Evenepoel by just under 10 minutes.[14] He entered the 2024 Vuelta a España as Team UAE Emirates' main GC threat but was forced to withdraw before the start of stage 9 after contracting COVID-19,[15] his second grand tour withdrawal due to the virus.
Grand Tour general classification results | ||||||||
Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
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Giro d'Italia | 4 | 6 | DNF | 3 | — | |||
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
Vuelta a España | — | — | 5 | 9 | DNF | |||
Major stage race general classification results | ||||||||
Race | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
Paris–Nice | — | — | 8 | — | 11 | |||
Tirreno–Adriatico | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | |||
Volta a Catalunya | NH | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |||
Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | — | — | ||||
Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | — | ||||
Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Tour de Suisse | NH | — | — | — | 2 |
Event | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Olympic Games | Road race | NH | 13 | Not held | — | |
Time trial | 16 | — | ||||
World Championships | Road race | — | 47 | 60 | DNF | |
Time trial | — | — | DNS | 23 | ||
European Championships | Road race | — | 14 | — | — | |
Time trial | — | 10 | — | — | ||
National Championships | Road race | — | 20 | 1 | 14 | — |
Time trial | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
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