João Almeida (cyclist)

João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida (pronounced [ʒuˈɐ̃w alˈmɐjðɐ]; born 5 August 1998 in Caldas da Rainha) is a Portuguese cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[5]

João Almeida
Almeida at the 2020 Tour de l'Ain
Personal information
Full nameJoão Pedro Gonçalves Almeida
NicknameA Pantera (The Panther)
Born (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2013Ecosprint–BTT Caldas
2014CC José Maria Nicolau
2015Sicasal–Liberty Seguros–Bombarralense
2016CC Bairrada
Professional teams
2017Unieuro Trevigiani–Hemus 1896
2018–2019Hagens Berman Axeon[1][2]
2020–2021Deceuninck–Quick-Step[3]
2022–UAE Team Emirates[4]
Major wins
Stage races
Tour de Pologne (2021)
Tour de Luxembourg (2021)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2022)
National Time Trial Championships (2021)

Career

In 2019 Almeida, riding for Hagens Berman Axeon signed a 2-year contract with World Tour team Deceuninck–Quick-Step.[6]

2020

During 2020, after a 2nd place in Giro dell'Emilia, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his first ever Grand Tour race.[7] Almeida wore the Giro's leaders jersey for 15 consecutive days, from stage 4 to stage 18, the most ever by an under-23 rider. He went on to eventually finish 4th overall, the highest placing by a Portuguese rider.

2021

After some top-10 finishes on winter and early spring stage races, and set to leave Deceuninck–Quick-Step by the end of the year,[8] he was again featured in the startlist for the 2021 Giro d'Italia, with no clear leadership between him and Remco Evenepoel. After supporting Remco in the first 2 weeks, Almeida ended up doing 5 top-10 finishes in the last 6 stages, ending up in 6th place Overall.

In June, Almeida became Portuguese Time Trial Champion as an Elite rider. Afterwards he participated in UEC European Road Championships and the Olympics.

In August 2021, Almeida signed a 5-year contract with UAE Team Emirates starting on 2022.[9] Shortly after, Almeida managed to get his two first places general classification, in Tour de Pologne and 2021 Tour de Luxembourg, winning 3 stages and scoring both youth rider's classification and the points classification on the latter.

In the Autumn, Almeida debuted in the Elite's World Championships road race, and finished 2nd in Giro dell'Emilia, losing to Roglič, and 3rd in Milano–Torino.

Major results

2015
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2016
National Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2017
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
1st Stage 2
4th Overall Tour of Ankara
8th Overall Tour of Mersin
1st Stage 3
9th Overall Tour of Ukraine
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 4
2018
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
2nd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st Young rider classification
5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1st Young rider classification
7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
2019
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
4th Overall Tour of Utah
1st Young rider classification
2020
2nd Giro dell'Emilia
3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Stage 1b (TTT)
3rd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
4th Overall Giro d'Italia
Held & after Stages 3–17
7th Overall Tour de l'Ain
1st Young rider classification
9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
2021
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour de Pologne
1st Sprints classification
1st Stages 2 & 4
1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Giro dell'Emilia
3rd Overall UAE Tour
3rd Milano–Torino
6th Overall Giro d'Italia
6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Young rider classification
10th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
2022
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Stage 5
3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 4
5th Overall Vuelta a España
5th Overall UAE Tour
8th Overall Paris–Nice
1st Young rider classification
Giro d'Italia
Held after Stages 14–17
Combativity award Stage 9
2023
2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Young rider classification
3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
Giro d'Italia
Held after Stages 10–

General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023
Giro d'Italia 4 6 DNF
Tour de France
Vuelta a España 5
Major stage race general classification results
Race 2020 2021 2022 2023
Paris–Nice 8
Tirreno–Adriatico 6 2
Volta a Catalunya NH 7 3 3
Tour of the Basque Country
Tour de Romandie
Critérium du Dauphiné
Tour de Suisse NH

Major championships results timeline

Event 2020 2021 2022 2023
Olympic Games Road race NH 13 Not held
Time trial 16
World Championships Road race 47 60
Time trial DNS
European Championships Road race 14
Time trial 10
National Championships Road race 20 1
Time trial 1 3
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DNS Did not start
NH Not Held

References

  1. "UCI approves Axeon Pro Continental status". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018. The team has announced eight riders so far for the 2018 roster, including João Almeida from Portugal, William Barta from the US, U23 time trial world champion Mikkel Bjerg from Denmark, Cole Davis from the US, Zeke Mostov from the US, Jasper Philipsen from Belgium, Thomas Revard from the US and Maikel Zijlaard from the Netherlands.
  2. "Almeida João". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. Ryan, Barry (31 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "Joao Almeida signs five-year deal at UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. "João ALMEIDA". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. team, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl. "João Almeida steps up to the World Tour with Deceuninck – Quick-Step | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team". www.quickstep-alphavinylteam.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. "Sam Bennett and Joao Almeida to leave Deceuninck-QuickStep after 2021 - 'I don't have as much money'". Eurosport. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. August 2021, Cyclingnews 06 (6 August 2021). "Joao Almeida signs five-year deal at UAE Team Emirates". cyclingnews.com.
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