In the Autumn, Almeida finished 47th in the UCI Road World Championships Elite Road Race; 2nd in Giro dell'Emilia, losing to Primož Roglič by 3 seconds; and 3rd in Milano–Torino.
1979
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.
1998
João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida (born 5 August 1998 in Caldas da Rainha) is a Portuguese professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.
2010
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.
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.
2016
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.
2017
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.
In June, Almeida won the Portuguese National Road Race Championships, and placed 3rd in the Time Trial.
In September, he placed 5th overall in the Vuelta a España.
2019
In August 2019, Almeida, then riding for, signed a 2-year contract with World Tour team.
2020
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.
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 was set to expire by the end of the year.
Despite this, Almeida was again featured in the start list for the 2021 Giro d'Italia.
