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Attentive to the development of the race, well positioned in the peloton and with the team’s honor guard always attentive to events, the Portuguese João Almeida climbed, for the fourth day, to the Tour of Italy podium dressed in pink, plush toy and bouquet of Flowers in hands, to open another huge bottle of champagne as leader of the Volta a Itália and finish the sixth stage, which was the 25th at the finish line.
The runner Caldas da Rainha, however, caused some nervousness to the compatriots who followed the race on television and to his team when, 36 kilometers from the finish, in a quiet stage of the stage, he stopped to solve the problem on the radio the one I was working on. Make contact with the support coach of your team unfeasible. Unaware of the situation, the American Brandon McNulty (UAD) accidentally hit the Portuguese, causing his downfall. Nothing serious, since João Almeida got up immediately and resumed his march to join the squad, without the consequences of the unusual moment of the tirade.
“When he stopped repairing the radio, McNulty didn’t notice and caused the crash, but luckily I don’t have any major problems. I feel only slight pain in my back and knee, nothing to stop me from lining up tomorrow [hoje] the match. In any case and as a precaution, the medical team decided today [ontem] Do a check-up so that we can all sleep more rested ”, said A BOLA, the Portuguese of Deceuninck-Quik Step, who after the radio episode ended tirelessly.
“In the final I went ahead to avoid the crashes that sometimes happen in the peloton arrivals and that could make me lose precious seconds,” warned the 22-year-old Portuguese, who continues to enjoy the pink he wears in all of them. the seconds, even sleeping, and, of course, the € 2000 daily reserved for the leader: “It’s my fourth day in the pink shirt and the moment I’m in is incredible!”
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