João Almeida (cyclist)

João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida (born 5 August 1998 in Caldas da Rainha) is a Portuguese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step.[3]

João Almeida
Personal information
Full nameJoão Pedro Gonçalves Almeida
Born (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Team information
Current teamDeceuninck–Quick-Step
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
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–Deceuninck–Quick-Step

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
9th Overall Volta ao Algarve

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.
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