Joao Almeida's program for 2024 also arrives. The UAE Team Emirates rider, third place in the last Giro d'Italia, will open the season with a double commitment in his native Portugal, tackling the Figueira Champions Classic and the Volta ao Algarve in first half of February. Then, Almeida will be at the start of two important stage races on the WorldTour calendar, the Paris-Nice and the Volta a Catalunya , while his first part of the season will close with participation in the three Ardennes classics, Amstel Gold Race , Freccia Vallone and Liège-Bastogne-Liège .

But the big goal of the season will be to be at our best for the Tour de France , in which UAE Team Emirates will field a dream team with Pogacar, Ayuso and Adam Yates.

Don't forget to follow our live broadcast on Thursday evening from 9.30pm on YouTube, in which we will reveal the name of another big name who, after the presence of Tadej Pogacar, will most likely be at the start of the Giro d'Italia.

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ALMEIDA PROGRAM FOR 2024:  

Figueira Champions Classic (10/2) 🇵🇹

Time for ALgarve (14-18/2) 🇵🇹  

Paris-Nice (3-10/3) 🇫🇷

Time to Catalunya (18-24/3) 🇪🇸

Amstel Gold Race (14/4) 🇳🇱

Walloon Arrow (17/4) 🇧🇪  

Liège-Bastogne-Liège (21/4) 🇧🇪

Tour of Switzerland (9-16/6) 🇨🇭

Tour de France (29/6-21/7) 🇫🇷

Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency