Bicycles painted red on the asphalt point with arrows to one of the most famous streets in the quiet village of A dos Francoş in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha. In 2020, for 15 days, during which one of the residents led the Giro de Italia, it was a stage for a pilgrimage within the framework of social communication to learn more about one of the sons of the earth: João Almeida.
And it was in this narrow alley that the corridor received A BOLA, and then, the interior doors, where his parents reserve a small museum for him to talk about the new directions he covers today when he is presented at UAE Team Emirates, for which he is signed on five seasons.
“Contrary to what they say, I didn’t accept the offer from the UAE Team Emirates for the money. I have known Matxin Joxan Fernandez for a long time, mainly the general manager who manages most of the team’s affairs, we have known each other from our youth. He presented me with a good proposal with good goals and the prospect of becoming a leader. I liked the conditions at the level of future goals. I think this is a team, I will succeed. There are good people there and there are Portuguese runners, ”he said.
João Almeida does not hide the fact that the values reach six annual figures. “It may even be two or three million euros a year, but I’m not moving to UAE Team Emirates because of the money. I got offers that paid me more and were pretty good financially, but that was not my goal. “
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