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João Almeida

1998 - Today

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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 XRG. Almeida rose to prominence during the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his Grand Tour debut, where he held the race leader's pink jersey for two weeks. Almeida finished the race fourth overall, the best finish at the race for a Portuguese rider. Almeida finished third at the Giro in 2023, also winning a stage and the young rider classification, and has won four UCI WorldTour stage races: the 2021 Tour de Pologne, 2025 Tour of the Basque Country, 2025 Tour de Romandie and 2025 Tour de Suisse. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. João Almeida is the 564th most popular cyclist (up from 693rd in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from Portugal (up from 516th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, João Almeida ranks 564 out of 1,613. Before him are Uwe Peschel, Michael Boogerd, Brett Aitken, Giuseppe Guerini, Reg Harris, and Dirk De Wolf. After him are Viktor Manakov, Sérgio Paulinho, Vladimir Karpets, Franco Pellizotti, Thomas De Gendt, and Edita Pučinskaitė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, João Almeida ranks 97. Before him are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Sara Waisglass, Jasper Philipsen, Sofia Kenin, Carles Aleñá, and Ryan Newman. After him are Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Desmond Bane, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Hachim Mastour, Tatsuki Noda, and Lonnie Walker IV.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Almeida ranks 492 out of 633. Before him are Custódio Castro (1983), Pedro Barbosa (1970), Artur Soares Dias (1979), Vitorino Antunes (1987), André Almeida (1990), and Miguel Lopes (1986). After him are Sérgio Paulinho (1980), Vânia Fernandes (1985), Rui Silva (1994), Carla Sacramento (1971), Carlos Martins (1982), and José Azevedo (1973).

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Among CYCLISTS In Portugal

Among cyclists born in Portugal, João Almeida ranks 2. Before him are Rui Costa (1986). After him are Sérgio Paulinho (1980), José Azevedo (1973), Nelson Oliveira (1989), Tiago Machado (1985), Ruben Guerreiro (1994), Iúri Leitão (1998), and Raquel Queirós (2000).

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