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João Almeida, a key teammate of Pogačar, exits Tour de France after rib fracture
A key teammate of Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar has abandoned the race. João Almeida had fractured a rib during Stage 7 ...
Tim Merlier wins Tour de France Stage 9; João Almeida drops out
Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won the ninth stage of the Tour de France in a mass sprint, while João Almeida dropped out of ...
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João Almeida abandons Tour de France during stage 9, leaves race leader Tadej Pogačar without key climbing domestique
João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) abandoned the Tour de France during stage 9 on Sunday, in a huge hit to overall leader ...
Pogacar loses key teammate Almeida in Tour de France blow
Tadej Pogacar's Tour de France hopes suffered a blow on Sunday as the Slovenian's key domestique Joao Almeida withdrew ...
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Pogacar loses key teammate Almeida at Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar's Tour de France defence took a hit Sunday as his key teammate Joao Almeida threw in the towel two days after a ...
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'I have a bit of a fractured rib but should be OK' - João Almeida hopes to race on and help Tadej Pogačar in Tour de France despite high-speed crash
"I hope he's not too bad. Maybe he's broken a finger but it was a big crash. He was in great shape. Unfortunately crashing is part of cycling," Sports Manager Joxean Fernández Matxín told Cyclingnews ...
The opening week of the Tour de France showed one chink in Tadej Pogacar’s armour
Visma-Lease a Bike have poked the bear throughout the first week, and may have discovered how to break Tadej Pogacar down ...
Pogacar: 'Going to win this Tour for Joao'
Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar reflects on his lieutenant Joao Almeida withdrawing from Stage 9 of the 2025 Tour de France, ...
Almeida, Pogačar teammate, abandons Tour de France
João Almeida abandoned the Tour de France during its ninth stage, two days after suffering a fractured rib in a nasty Stage 7 ...