João Almeida (UAE) this Sunday became the first Portuguese to reach the last podium of the Tour of Italy and the first national cyclist to finish in the top three on a major Tour since Joaquim Agostinho at the 1979 Tour.
Almeida crossed the finish line at the end of 126 kilometers of the 21st stage, which started and ended in Rome, as part of the peloton led by Briton Mark Cavendish (Astana), and confirmed his third place in the final, in the 106th pink corsa was won by Slovenian Primoz Roglic ( Jumbo-Visma), who overtook Britain’s Geraint Thomas (INEOS) in second place.
The 24-year-old cyclist, who also won the youth classification, is the first Portuguese rider to round out the Giro on the podium and the second Portuguese rider to finish in the top three on a major tour after Joaquim Agostinho. at the 1978 and 1979 Tour de France and second at the 1974 Vuelta.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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