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The young Portuguese João Almeida remains in the clouds with the leadership in the Tour of Italy, admitting that he enters the final week of the race with a new status, but also aware of reality.
“If you have a bad day, there is not much you can do,” he said, admitting that he still dreams of arriving in Milan still dressed in pink: “It is a surprise to still wear the pink shirt, no doubt, but if consistency is maintained , it can be possible. But I never did a big ‘tour’ so it’s unpredictable. “
João Almeida, however, acknowledges that the last week “will be very hard”, so he will live one day at a time. And he did not stop talking about his teammates, refuting the idea of not having had support on Sunday’s stage. “I feel like I have made history and I am very proud of my team for the work they have done. Doing more is impossible. Yesterday [domingo] it was really a matter of capacity. When Kelderman and Jai [Hindlei] I accelerated, I did not have legs to continue and it was indifferent to have a partner or not, “he explained.
Remember, the Portuguese Deceuninck-QuickStep won the lead on October 5, after the third stage. At this point he has a 15-second lead over the Dutch Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb).
