Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG): "This is a special win. I still don’t believe it. Thanks to my teammates, they were key today. We did an amazing stage. I just put my pace from the bottom and I did the best I could. Jonas [Vingegaard] was always on my wheel. The last kilometre, I was on the limit. I guess we were both on the limit. I was waiting for his attack anytime and I thought he was gonna pass me on the finish line. I knew the finish quite well from two years ago. I was first in the last corner and then it was hard to pass. I think it was an amazing day. I think it’s the hardest climb in the world. It’s just crazy. Of course, it motivates me to win La Vuelta. I still have a lot of time to make up to Jonas. He’s looking phenomenal, so that’s a hard task, but we never give up."
