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João Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep), who finished the Tour of Italy in fourth position this Sunday, said he hopes to “one day put on the shirt” of the leader, which he wore for 15 days.
Until the end, you had to fight and suffer. It was a tough day, with 15 kilometers always pulling. I am very happy, “he said, after the 21st and final stage, a time trial in Milan in which he was only 41 seconds behind world champion Filippo Ganna and ended up passing Spanish Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-McLaren) to move fifth to fourth place .
“My goal was the ‘top 10’ and it was already very ambitious. Finishing fourth is a dream. I am very grateful to all my team for what they did, ‘staff’, teammates, everyone, ‘he said after this that it was his first big round in three weeks.
In this way, José Azevedo’s 5th place was surpassed in 2001. “Fifteen days in pink is an impressive thing and I hope one day to wear the shirt again,” he wished, although the focus continues to be the one-week races. ” “It is good to carry the Portuguese flag on a grand Tour, and it is impressive to be at the height of José Azevedo,” he said.
