João Almeida abandons the Vuelta a España with COVID-19

Joãa Almeida in action at the 2024 Vuelta a España
Joãa Almeida inꦫ action atﷺ the 2024 Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images)

UAE Team Emirates have confirmed that 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:João Almeida is out of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta a España with COVID-19.

Almeida, 26, will not start Sunday's stage 9 from Motril to Sierra Nevada. The Portuguese star, third in the 2023 Giro d’Italia, had already suffered a major time loss on stage 8, won by Primož Roglič (UAE Team Emirates).

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.