João Almeida remains convinced of his chances of overall victory in this year's Vuelta a España, and he is not the only one, with UAE Team Emirates-XRG team leader Tadej Pogačar sending Almeida messages of support during the race.
"We've talked a few times and told me the day before the stage of the Angliru I could win there," Almeida, who subsequently beat overall leader Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) at the summit of Spain's most legendary climb, told Marca in an interview.
