João Almeida

Power Analysis: Vingegaard wasn't even pushing his season-best power when he rode away from the pack to bring home red on stage 20 summit finish.

Controversy-stalked 23-year-old Spaniard shares favorite's status for climb-heavy Kigali worlds as reports of transfer to Lidl-Trek heat up.

Riders end protest-ravaged Vuelta on their terms with improvised podium in a hotel parking lot: 'A pity that such a moment of eternity was taken from us.'

Pidcock and Riccitello big GC surprises while UAE racks up 7 stage victories and 2nd with Almeida in protest-marred Spanish grand tour.

Here are the full results and standings after Ganna rules 12km time trial in stage 18 of the 2025 Vuelta a España.

Vingegaard loses 10 seconds to Almeida in GC fight, Pidcock fends off Red Bull's TT threat, Riccitello moves up to sixth in 12km quad-crusher.

Vingegaard tells MARCA victories at the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España would be nice, but he can live without: 'I'm happy with what I've already achieved.'

Joao Almeida and Jonas Vingegaard both falter on penultimate summit finish of race in energy shift.

Vinegaard and Almeida show fatigue on stage 17 of Vuelta a España, Pidcock defends third in grueling summit finale hammered by strong winds.

Full results and standings as chase for third on the podium intensifies after stage 16 of Vuelta shortened by protest chaos.

We dive into the power numbers of João Almeida and Jonas Vingegaard on the hardest climb of the Vuelta.

Mob of demonstors force final climb to be scapped, Bernal scores biggest win since horror crash, Vingegaard retains red in another disrupted final.

Week 3 drama: Vingegaard’s lead is slim, Almeida’s growing, Pidcock fights for the podium, Kuss is back and Madrid isn’t a guarantee.

Pedersen wins from the day’s long-distance break on stage 15 and solidifies his grip on the Vuelta a España green jersey.

Jonas Vingegaard wins tight sprint to the line as he, João Almeida and Jai Hindley drop other GC riders.

Jonas Vingegaard sees João Almeida as the most obvious rival, rues missed chance on Angliru.

‘I didn’t lose too much time’: Pidcock fights to defend third overall on Spain's most feared climb, but Hindley poses a new threat in fourth.

Career best ride by Almeida who beats Jonas Vingegaard to the line after dropping all the other Vuelta GC challengers.

Two years after the Angliru made him a Vuelta winner, Kuss is back to ride for Vingegaard: 'There's nowhere to hide.'

Unpacking the wild gradients and unrelenting pain of the extra-steep Angliru ahead of its return to the Vuelta on Friday's stage 13.

Full results and standings of stage 11 of Vuelta a España 2025 as Pidcock throws haymakers in stage derailed by 'incidents at the finish line.'

Full results and standings after stage 10 of the Vuelta as Træen cedes GC lead on Belagua summit finish.

Vingegaard moves back into red jersey after Ayuso launches Almeida to a series of attacks on climb to Belagua.

The budding Spanish star was signed until 2028, but breaks the contract to find a new team that 'shares my same vision.'

'I wouldn't have been there': Ayuso drops 21 minutes on Valdezcaray while UAE teammate João Almeida fought alone to limit the Vuelta GC losses.

Vingegaard puts in his most dominant grand tour performance in years: ‘My legs felt super great’.

Ciccone blows up after trying to follow Vingegaard acceleration: 'Jonas was too fast for me.'

The British superstar kicks to second ahead of frustrated Almeida to prove GC credentials: 'This gives me confidence going into the hardest stages to come.'

Jonas Vingegaard takes his second stage win and closes in on race lead of Torstein Træen.

Torstein Træen keeps red jersey but advantage plummets, Almeida and Pidcock limit losses

Softly-softly approach shown by Vingegaard and his squad at the Vuelta contrasts with UAE’s all-out tactics

Without the sure bet of Tadej Pogačar, the world No. 1 is finding new ways to win: 'It's better to chase wins and the GC than just one.'

Full results and standings from stage 7 of the Vuelta a España as Ayuso's gamble pays off for UAE Emirates' third win in three days.

GC battle fizzles but doesn't fully ignite on stage 7 of the Vuelta a Espana as Torstein Træen holds race lead.

UAE is still chasing its first grand tour not won by Pogačar. All the team's GC hopes now lie with João Almeida: 'Losing time is not what you want.'

Danish rider retakes race lead after TTT but rival UAE Team Emirates squad is fastest.

UAE Emirates-XRG chases its first grand tour win without Pogačar as Ayuso and Almeida promise to bury the hatchet to take on Vingegaard: 'We had small clashes, but things are quickly resolved.'

From Vingegaard and Kuss through Pidcock and O'Connor: How the favorites, outsiders, and wildcards stack up for the 2025 Vuelta a España.

We’ve combed through hundreds of race results and power files from the Vuelta favorites.

Analysis: Vingegaard needs a statement win to reassert authority in the GC landscape and settle the scales after another Tour defeat to Pogačar.

Vingegaard, Kuss, Ayuso will battle for the Vuelta's red jersey across the hardest grand tour parcours of the year.

UAE Emirates-XRG is redefining super team dominance in 2025, winning across every terrain with unprecedented depth and firepower. How much is enough?

Form-check on the 2025 Vuelta a España favorites with less than two weeks to go: Who's been hiding off the radar and who's lighting it up?

Visma's attacks fizzled as UAE's cool tactics delivered Pogačar the yellow jersey: 'Tactics are easier when you have the best rider in the world.'

There's no Tadej Pogačar, but a stupid-deep start list is assembling for 'the last chance saloon' of the GC racers.

Tour de France winner Pogačar to target Canadian races, João Almeida to lead UAE in Vuelta.

Pogačar was a man down and the level was even higher with the emergence of new rivals: 'One of the toughest Tours I've ever done.'

Pogačar wants to roar back into yellow with big GC gains in Tour's first major mountain suffer-fest finales: 'We are ready to attack.'

Crash injuries prove too much for João Almeida, who rolls to a halt and leaves UAE a key man down.

Tour de France leader says teammate has trouble breathing, applauds his resolve: ‘He is a true warrior’.

Almeida banged up and hoping to survive through to Tuesday's rest day after fracturing rib and smashing hand in high speed fall on Friday.

Sudden crash close to the finish puts Almeida and Healy out of the top ten overall, sees Jack Haig withdraw from Tour.

Who has a better support crew, Pogačar or Vingegaard? Here are the stats, stakes, and hot takes underlying the biggest Tour de France team brawl of the century.

UAE Emirates-XRG confirms powerhouse backing band for Pogačar's quest for a fourth yellow jersey: 'I’m ready to give everything.'

Power data reveals who’s really ready for the 2025 Tour de France. Pogačar leads, but his direct rivals are refusing to buckle.

João Almeida climbs the Tour de France power rankings after an impressive Tour de Suisse comeback confirms his podium possibilities.

Almeida overcomes huge deficit to win big Tour de France warmup race, but others also have reason to smile.

Tour de Hoody: Pogacar’s Dauphiné domination scrambles the Tour de France pecking order. Now it's not if he will win, but rather by how much.

Vollering, Thomas, Niewiadoma, Powless headline Tour de France primers as officials roll out long-sought safety feature: 'We can fly to the moon, but we don’t know where a cyclist is.'

Evenepoel bounces back from Liège disappointment, Almedia deposes race leader Martinez in race against the clock.

Son of Olympic legend Miguel Martinez suffers under Almeida’s pace but then shows more speed in uphill dash to line.

Portuguese star outsprints Enric Mas to secure GC win and continue UAE Team’s dominance this season.

Two former alpha sprinters continue to return to form in 2025 with wins in Basque Country, Pays de la Loire.

Defending champion Jorgenson cedes yellow to Visma teammate in frigid, bracing cold: 'I didn’t have a good feeling at all on the final climb.'

Filippo Ganna blows away Juan Ayuso with 56kph TT in warning shot ahead of San Remo, Roubaix.

Vingegaard narrowly prevented a UAE grand slam last week, but peloton prankster Pogačar and his kindergarten of future crushers made the dominance 'acceptable.'

Vingegaard leapfrogs three UAE riders for Volta ao Algarve victory, Van Aert hits form with second-place finish, Roglič 'still with work to do' after quiet start to the season.

UAE slots 3 into top-10 to derail the hyped ‘Big 2’ duel between Vingegaard and Roglič in key Volta ao Algarve mountain finale.

Opinion: The 'super team' stanglehold on grand tour racing means only superdomestiques have a chance at breaking the Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, Roglič lockout.

It’s a lot more than just Pogačar: Ayuso and Yates target Giro and aim to avoid their ambitions getting lost in talent-stacked super team.

UAE's haul included three stage wins, the King of the Mountains jersey, the most combative rider prize, the team classification victory, and a top-10.

Reports that Mexican phenom Isaac del Toro is infected with COVID is latest in what's been a brutal, over-the-top Vuelta a España.

Adam Yates and Richard Carapaz on the up, but it’s a much tougher day for three key riders.

The high-profile departure will push Isaac del Toro into a leadership role as the team's hopes of a 'grand tour sweep' look finished.

The Portuguese rider slipped out of a virtual podium spot while defending champion Kuss ceded another minute: 'I got held up by the crash.'

Race leader O’Connor cracks on Vuelta's third summit finish, Almeida plummets down GC while Roglič, Mas make gains.

Rivals admit major setback at Vuelta a España after O’Connor seizes race lead: 'Five teams pulling, and he took time on all of us.'

First of nine summit finishes leaves Vuelta GC scrambled and far from certain: 'There's still a lot of Vuelta left. Nothing is lost.'

With McNulty's red jersey Saturday, the team has now claimed 40 grand tour leader's jerseys out of 43 days of racing so far in 2024.

Analysis: The absence of the Tour de France dominators creates a power vacuum at the top of a wide-open classification pack that should bring wild, dynamic racing.