João Almeida - Bota Lume

[SHAD0W93]

He's back on his bike, together with another UAE rider with a mustache. (had added riding video on Facebook moments or whatever they're called. Those updates that lasts one day. He's always very active there.)

It was good that he left, but how annoying he had to get sick in the first place.

Lost a change for another podium and potentially the win. Hopefully he has no issues in the Giro next year. I wonder why he gets sick easily.

 

[noob]

Lost a change for another podium and potentially the win. Hopefully he has no issues in the Giro next year. I wonder why he gets sick easily.

Auto immunity?

Isn't that the most common reason to easily getting sick?

 

[SHAD0W93]

Auto immunity?

Isn't that the most common reason to easily getting sick?

Could be that but also a lot of other reasons might be the culprit. I would think if that was the reason the team would take more precautions around him to try and prevent it from occurring. Could also be the stress from leading and fatigue accumulated over racing.

 

[carolina]

UAE doesn't care about covid. It's not an Almeida issue.

 

[SHAD0W93]

UAE doesn't care about covid. It's not an Almeida issue.

He hasn’t been sick with Covid only though, but he seems to get Covid a lot even if UAE doesn’t care.

 

[Peyroteo94]

He is just not good enough. He is the new José Azevedo working for his Lance (Pogacar).

 

[noob]

He hasn’t been sick with Covid only though, but he seems to get Covid a lot even if UAE doesn’t care.

At this point it's starting to be ridiculous because obviously something with Almeida is different. He does get sick lot more than the average GC rider and they take zero precaution. I guess they just don't care whatsoever since they're the best team anyway.

Makes me angry.

 

[AmRacer]

At this point it's starting to be ridiculous because obviously something with Almeida is different. He does get sick lot more than the average GC rider and they take zero precaution. I guess they just don't care whatsoever since they're the best team anyway.

Makes me angry.

The rider could do a check-up too.

 

[carolina]

When did he get sick and it was not covid?

 

[Peyroteo94]

When did he get sick and it was not covid?

Giro 2022?

 

[SHAD0W93]

When did he get sick and it was not covid?

Last Vuelta, earlier this year, and I think 2021.

Giro 2022?

Giro he had Covid.

 

[carolina]

Can't remember him being sick in 2021. Early this year I think it was a tooth infection or something similar.

 

[noob]

He's sick again. Had a Facebook story with thermometers and a bed. Took me a while to understand the meaning of the image composition lol. Just as prone to infection outside the season it would seem.

 

[YavorD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861447605072335297

View: https://x.com/mou55981652/status/1861447605072335297



We have been warned.

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861447605072335297

View: https://x.com/mou55981652/status/1861447605072335297



We have been warned.

Oh lord, I'm getting excited! Vamos João!

 

[SHAD0W93]

2025 the year of Almeination here we come. He already took a big step up from 2023-2024.

 

[KZD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861447605072335297

View: https://x.com/mou55981652/status/1861447605072335297



We have been warned.

If this is true then he should return to the Giro given that Pogi will probably ride Tour-Vuelta.

 

[YavorD]

If this is true then he should return to the Giro given that Pogi will probably ride Tour-Vuelta.

I would watch the Giro simply because of the Ayuso-Almeida drama.

 

[carolina]

There will be no drama. Almeida will destroy Ayuso

 

[noob]

This news and the Vogue Rogla vid on the same day 😯

*faints for the second time today*

 

[noob]

But what will he get from improving that much if he's going with Pogi anyway?

Apparently Ayuso will do giro alone?

 

[Salvarani]

But what will he get from improving that much if he's going with Pogi anyway?

Apparently Ayuso will do giro alone?

Almeida can win some one-week races and finish on the podium in the Tour riding as a super-dom. That would be a pretty good season for him.

 

[noob]

Almeida can win some one-week races and finish on the podium in the Tour riding as a super-dom. That would be a pretty good season for him.

But it wouldn't be the extreme improvement Mou suggests. To improve as much as Pog improved 23-24 would mean he'd compete with Jonas for silver in tdf. Basically being above Rogla and Remco.

Even if Almeida wins Tirreno and Dauphine or whatever other prestigious one week race the hierarchy would be upside down if Ayuso gets gt leadership while Almeida wouldn't.

 

[Salvarani]

But it wouldn't be the extreme improvement Mou suggests. To improve as much as Pog improved 23-24 would mean he'd compete with Jonas for silver in tdf. Basically being above Rogla and Remco.

Even if Almeida wins Tirreno and Dauphine or whatever other prestigious one week race the hierarchy would be upside down if Ayuso gets gt leadership while Almeida wouldn't.

It is just speculation. We dont know anything, lol

I was just saying that winning a few big and prestigious one-week races while riding as a super-dom in the Tour, with a chance to finish on the podium, would still be an improvement for him.

You have to look at the improvement relative to Almeida.

Even if he takes a leap, it might not mean what you are thinking or assuming regarding the others.

Nor do we know anything about the hierarchy and plans that are made up before the season anyway, but if Almeida is outperforming Ayuso by some margin... then that will likely become a hot topic. We dont know yet though.

 

[YavorD]

I don't see how Almeida doesn't get a chance to ride a GT for himself (even as a co-leader with Ayuso) especially if he's improved. Don't know why he would be content to go for "small" one week stage races while Ayuso gets to lead a GT himself.