João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida (; born 5 August 1998 in Caldas da Rainha) is a Portuguese cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career In 2019 Almeida, riding for signed a 2-year contract with World Tour team . Deceuninck–Quick-Step (2020-2021) 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. 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 by the end of the year, 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. 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. UAE Team Emirates (2022–) 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