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João Almeida
UAE Team Emirates – XRG · Updated May 12, 2026
Age:27y 283d · Aug 5, 1998
Country:🇵🇹 Portugal
Turned Pro:2020
Exp:7 years
UCI Rank:#13 · 2,906 pts
Contract:2024 – 2028
Pay vs outputBalanced Pay (+1)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 97th % · Pay 96th %
Seasons
7 Years
Career Earnings1
€12.6M
Career Prize
€945K
Teams
2
High confidenceHow is this 2026 earnings estimate calculated?

This estimate is anchored to a published salary figure from a Tier-1 source cited below. The low/high range spans ±15% to reflect the uncertainty inherent in any single report.

  1. Team UCI rank (#1) places UAE Team Emirates – XRG into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#13) positions the rider on that team's pay curve. A top-3 rider on a top team earns near the bracket ceiling; a domestique earns closer to the bracket floor.

Bracket ceiling for this team: €8.0M.

2026 salary floor for this rider (veteran): €44K — the CPA-AIGCP-mandated WorldTour minimum. Source ↗

See the full methodology on the Rubric page. Have a better source? Send it in.

Rubric inputs
UCI rank#13
Team UCI rank#1
Pay bracketBracket 1
Bracket ceiling€8.0M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
202022SOUD€1.4M€86K€1.5MTour de l'Ain +1 more win
202123SOUD€1.4M€119K€3.0MTour de Luxembourg +8 more wins
202224UAE€1.4M€91K€4.4MParis–Nice +3 more wins
202325UAE€2.0M€138K€6.6MTirreno–Adriatico +3 more wins
202426UAE€2.0M€119K€8.7MTour de Suisse +1 more win
202527UAE€2.0M€174K€10.9MTour de Suisse +8 more wins
202628UAE€2.5M€12K€13.4MIn progress
202729UAE€2.5M——
202830UAE€2.5M——

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
UAE UAE Team Emirates – XRG2022–2026 (5)€10.4M
SOUD Soudal Quick-Step2020–2021 (2)€3.0M

Career-cumulative estimate allocated across the rider's teams. Past stints use the team history if known; otherwise all years are attributed to the current team. Endorsements and appearance fees aren't included. See Rubric for methodology.

External Links
Sources (2)
T1Cycling Up To Date
João Almeida extended his contract with UAE Team Emirates-XRG through the end of 2028.
cyclinguptodate.com ↗
T1Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews' "Cycling's rich list" (Apr 30, 2025) reports João Almeida at ~€2.5M annual base with a heavy bonus structure at UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
cyclingnews.com ↗
Recent activity
2026 · Result
2nd — Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2026 · Result
3rd — Volta ao Algarve
May 12, 2026 · T1 Cycling Up To Date
João Almeida extended his contract with UAE Team Emirates-XRG through the end of 2028. cyclinguptodate.com ↗
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