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]
 Almeida at the 2020 Tour de l'Ain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida |
| Nickname | A Pantera (The Panther) |
| Born | 5 August 1998 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal |
| 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 | All-rounder |
| 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 | |
| Stage races | |
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
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2019
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 4th Overall Tour of Utah
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 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
- Held
- 7th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 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
- 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 10th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
- 2022
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stages 14–17
Combativity award Stage 9
- Held
- 2023
- 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 9th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
- Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stages 10–
- Held
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 | ||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DNS | Did not start |
| NH | Not Held |
References
- "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.
- "Almeida João". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- Ryan, Barry (31 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Joao Almeida signs five-year deal at UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- "João ALMEIDA". UCI. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- 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.
- "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "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.
- August 2021, Cyclingnews 06 (6 August 2021). "Joao Almeida signs five-year deal at UAE Team Emirates". cyclingnews.com.
External links
- João Almeida at ProCyclingStats