After a brilliant Giro d'Italia earlier this year,
João Almeida has been backing up with some impressive performances at the
Vuelta a Espana. Are the race days catching up with him though?
Early on stage 13, the Portuguese of
UAE Team Emirates is already struggling and yo-yoing out the back of the peloton with over 90km still to go. Having had a bout of illness during the race, Almeida started the day in 6th overall. Time will tell if this will be just a momentary blip and whether or not he can recover!