This Sunday, the 2024 edition of the 'Race to the Sun', begins and leading a strong
UAE Team Emirates lineup at
Paris-Nice will the Portuguese star,
João Almeida.
“I’m really excited and motivated to be kicking off the season at Paris-Nice," previews the 25-year-old in conversation with the official website of UAE Team Emirates. "It’s been a long off-season for me but it’s going to be a long year so it’s also important to be a bit patient. It’s my first race of the season so it’s hard to know exactly where the form is but I can say from training that my condition is good."
Having competed at Paris-Nice once previously in his career, finishing 8th in 2022, Almeida can this time count on support from the likes of
Finn Fisher-Black,
Marc Soler,
Jay Vine and
Brandon McNulty with
Felix Grossschartner and
Nils Politt completing the lineup. "I was top-10 here in the past so I’ll be aiming for more this year hopefully,” Almeida concludes optimistically.
UAE Team Emirates for Paris-Nice 2024:
João Almeida, Finn Fisher-Black, Marc Soler, Jay Vine, Brandon McNulty, Felix Grossschartner and Nils Politt