"I'm super happy. I did a good climb, and I was feeling really good. For once, I hope my power metre was not calibrated because I had higher numbers. I'm super happy."
"I think I started too fast, I overpaced in the beginning. In the end, I hoped to have enough gas to push in the last kilometre, but in the end it was not necessary."
"One mistake can cost you a lot; luckily, we could manage the plan of attack day by day and that led me to victory."
"It was a fierce competition throughout the stages, but Almeida's strategic racing ultimately allowed him to turn an early setback into an inspiring triumph."
João Almeida of UAE Team Emirates-XRG clinched the overall victory at the Tour de Suisse, dramatically overcoming an early deficit. He excelled in the final mountain time trial, finishing in 27:33 and defeating Kévin Vauquelin, who struggled in the yellow jersey, ultimately placing 1:40 behind Almeida on the stage. Almeida's persistence throughout the stages, notably recovering lost time on prior days, proved crucial to his triumph, securing a 1:07 overall win. Following his victory, Almeida expressed delight at his performance, highlighting both the challenge of pacing and the valuable lessons learned from past experiences.
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