# Tiago Machado > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tiago_Machado > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tiago_Machado.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiago_Machado > Source revision: 1258112868 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Portuguese cyclist}} {{Portuguese name|Pinto|Machado}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Tiago Machado | image = 2015 Tour de France team presentation, Tiago Machado.jpg | caption = Machado at the [2015 Tour de France](/source/2015_Tour_de_France) | fullname = Tiago José Pinto Machado | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|18}} | birth_place = [Vila Nova de Famalicão](/source/Vila_Nova_de_Famalic%C3%A3o), [Portugal](/source/Portugal) | height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|63|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = All-rounder | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 2005–2009 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BOA|2005}} | proyears2 = 2010–2011 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RSH|2010}} | proyears3 = 2012–2013 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} | proyears4 = 2014 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|TNE|2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bennett-and-machado-sign-for-netapp-endura|first=José|last=Been|title=Bennett and Machado sign for NetApp-Endura|work=[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)|publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc)|date=15 October 2013|access-date=16 December 2013}} | proyears5 = 2015–2018 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|KAT|2015}} | proyears6 = 2019 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|STA|2019}} | proyears7 = 2020 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|EFP|2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15061/1000677/257|title=Efapel|work=UCI.org|publisher=[Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)|access-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321182943/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15061/1000677/257|archive-date=21 March 2020}} | proyears8 = 2021–2022 | proteam8 = {{UCI team code|RPB|2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15367/1000995/276|title=Radio Popular - Boavista|work=UCI.org|publisher=[Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)|accessdate=22 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222212248/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15367/1000995/276|archivedate=22 February 2021}} | majorwins = '''[One-day races and Classics](/source/Classic_cycle_races)''' :[National Time Trial Championships](/source/Portuguese_National_Time_Trial_Championships) ([2009](/source/2009_national_road_cycling_championships)) | medaltemplates = }} '''Tiago José Pinto Machado''' (born 18 October 1985) is a Portuguese former professional [road racing cyclist](/source/road_racing_cyclist),{{cite news|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/outras-modalidades/tiago-machado-anuncia-termino-da-carreira-de-ciclista-no-final-da-epoca_d1415535|title=Tiago Machado anuncia término da carreira de ciclista no final da época|language=Portuguese|trans-title=Tiago Machado announces the end of his cycling career at the end of the season|work=RTP.pt|publisher=[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal](/source/R%C3%A1dio_e_Televis%C3%A3o_de_Portugal)|agency=[Lusa News Agency](/source/Lusa_News_Agency)|date=26 June 2022|accessdate=13 November 2022}} who rode professionally between 2005 and 2022 for seven different teams. He took three victories during his career – the 2009 [Portuguese National Time Trial Championships](/source/Portuguese_National_Time_Trial_Championships), a stage at the 2010 [Circuit de la Sarthe](/source/Circuit_de_la_Sarthe_(cycling)), and the general classification at the [2014 Tour of Slovenia](/source/2014_Tour_of_Slovenia). ==Career== Machado was born in [Vila Nova de Famalicão](/source/Vila_Nova_de_Famalic%C3%A3o). ===NetApp–Endura (2014)=== After spending two seasons with {{UCI team code|RLT|2013}}, Machado joined {{UCI team code|TNE|2014}} for the 2014 season. Following a successful start of the season, which saw him winning the overall classification of the [Tour of Slovenia](/source/2014_Tour_of_Slovenia), his first Category 2.1 overall win, Machado started the [Tour de France](/source/2014_Tour_de_France) for the first time in his career. Machado had a strong start, and was third overall after nine stages. On stage ten, Machado crashed badly on a descent {{convert|96|km|abbr=off}} from the finish, sliding down the road for about {{convert|100|m|abbr=off}}. After being checked by the doctors and when he was expected to abandon the race, he ordered his team to give him back his bicycle, climbed 3 mountains and arrived to the finishing line last, 43 minutes behind the day's winner, [Vincenzo Nibali](/source/Vincenzo_Nibali). He was sutured after the stage, and despite arriving outside the time limit, the [commissaires](/source/Commissaire_(cycling)) allowed Machado to continue on the race due to his efforts. French newspaper ''[L'Équipe](/source/L'%C3%89quipe)'' described Machado's effort as "heroic".{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Le-calvaire-de-machado/482633 |title=Tour de France : Héroïque Machado|publisher=L'Equipe |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=15 July 2014}} ===Team Katusha (2015–2018)=== Machado left {{UCI team code|TNE|2014|nolink=yes}} after the 2014 campaign and joined {{UCI team code|KAT|2015}} on an initial two-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/machado-signs-two-year-deal-with-katusha|title=Machado signs two-year deal with Katusha|work=[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)|publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc)|date=21 September 2014|access-date=21 September 2014}} He signed a contract extension for the 2017 season in October 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/katusha-re-signs-belkov-kochetkov-losada-machado-and-vicioso-news-shorts/|title=Katusha re-signs Belkov, Kochetkov, Losada, Machado and Vicioso – News shorts|work=[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)|publisher=[Immediate Media Company](/source/Immediate_Media_Company)|date=5 October 2016|access-date=8 November 2016}} ===Return to Portuguese teams (2019–22)=== Having ridden at [UCI World Tour](/source/UCI_World_Tour) level for eight of the previous nine seasons, Machado dropped down to [UCI Continental](/source/UCI_Continental) level with {{UCI team code|ATM|2019}} in 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/modalidades/ciclismo/noticias/tiago-machado-e-o-sporting-tavira-tinha-equipas-que-dependiam-so-de-mim-11165494.html|title=Tiago Machado e o Sporting-Tavira: "Tinha equipas que dependiam só de mim"|language=Portuguese|trans-title=Tiago Machado and Sporting-Tavira: "I had teams that depended only on me"|work=[O Jogo](/source/O_Jogo)|publisher=[Global Media Group](/source/Global_Media_Group)|date=30 July 2019|accessdate=13 November 2022}} He rode for {{UCI team code|EFP|2020}} in 2020, before moving to {{UCI team code|RPB|2021}} for the 2021 season; he had made his professional début with the team in 2005 when it was known as {{UCI team code|RPB|2005|nolink=yes}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/modalidades/ciclismo/detalhe/tiago-machado-regressa-ao-boavista|title=Tiago Machado regressa ao Boavista|language=pt|trans-title=Tiago Machado returns to Boavista|work=[Record](/source/Record_(Portuguese_newspaper))|publisher=[Cofina](/source/Cofina)|date=12 November 2020|access-date=13 November 2020}} At the 2022 Portuguese National Road Championships, Machado announced that he would retire from cycling at the end of the season. ==Personal life== Machado is a supporter of [S.L. Benfica](/source/S.L._Benfica).{{cite web |url=http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/interviews/tiago-machado-gets-pezd/ |title=Tiago Machado Gets PEZ’d |last1=Hamilton |first1=Alastair |date=11 December 2014 |website=PezCycling News |access-date=26 December 2014}} ==Major results== Source:{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=708|title=Tiago Machado|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=13 November 2022}} {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2006 : 9th Overall [GP CTT Correios de Portugal](/source/GP_CTT_Correios_de_Portugal) ;2007 : 1st 20px Young rider classification, [Volta a Portugal](/source/Volta_a_Portugal) : 2nd Overall [Grand Prix du Portugal](/source/Grand_Prix_du_Portugal) : 4th Overall [Troféu Joaquim Agostinho](/source/Trof%C3%A9u_Joaquim_Agostinho) : 6th Overall [Volta ao Algarve](/source/Volta_ao_Algarve) ;2008 : 1st Overall [Troféu Joaquim Agostinho](/source/Trof%C3%A9u_Joaquim_Agostinho) : National Road Championships ::2nd [Time trial](/source/Portuguese_National_Time_Trial_Championships) ::2nd [Road race](/source/Portuguese_National_Road_Race_Championships) : 4th Overall [Volta ao Alentejo](/source/Volta_ao_Alentejo) : 5th Overall [Vuelta a Extremadura](/source/Vuelta_a_Extremadura) : 9th Overall [Volta a Portugal](/source/Volta_a_Portugal) ::1st 20px Young rider classification ;2009 : 1st 20px [Time trial](/source/Portuguese_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships : 2nd Overall [Vuelta a Asturias](/source/2009_Vuelta_a_Asturias) : 2nd Overall [Troféu Joaquim Agostinho](/source/Trof%C3%A9u_Joaquim_Agostinho) : 4th Overall [Volta ao Algarve](/source/Volta_ao_Algarve) : 4th Overall [GP CTT Correios de Portugal](/source/GP_CTT_Correios_de_Portugal) : 5th Overall [Vuelta a Extremadura](/source/Vuelta_a_Extremadura) : 5th Overall [Volta a Portugal](/source/Volta_a_Portugal) ::1st 20px Young rider classification : 6th Overall [Volta ao Alentejo](/source/Volta_ao_Alentejo) ;2010 : 2nd Overall [Circuit de la Sarthe](/source/Circuit_de_la_Sarthe_(cycling)) ::1st Stage 2b ([ITT](/source/Individual_time_trial)) : 3rd Overall [Volta ao Algarve](/source/2010_Volta_ao_Algarve) ::1st 20px Portuguese rider classification : 3rd Overall [Critérium International](/source/Crit%C3%A9rium_International) ::1st 20px Young rider classification : 4th Overall [Tour of Austria](/source/Tour_of_Austria) : 6th Overall [Tour de Romandie](/source/2010_Tour_de_Romandie) : 7th Overall [Vuelta a Castilla y León](/source/2010_Vuelta_a_Castilla_y_Le%C3%B3n) : 10th Overall [Tour de Pologne](/source/2010_Tour_de_Pologne) ;2011 : 2nd Overall [Giro del Trentino](/source/2011_Giro_del_Trentino) : 5th Overall [Critérium International](/source/2011_Crit%C3%A9rium_International) : 5th Overall [Volta ao Algarve](/source/2011_Volta_ao_Algarve) : 7th Overall [Tirreno–Adriatico](/source/2011_Tirreno%E2%80%93Adriatico) ;2012 : 3rd Overall [Tour Down Under](/source/2012_Tour_Down_Under) : 5th Overall [Vuelta a Castilla y León](/source/2012_Vuelta_a_Castilla_y_Le%C3%B3n) : 5th [Trofeo Deià](/source/Vuelta_a_Mallorca) : 6th Overall [Volta ao Algarve](/source/2012_Volta_ao_Algarve) : 8th Overall [Tour de Pologne](/source/2012_Tour_de_Pologne) : 9th Overall [Tour of California](/source/2012_Tour_of_California) ;2013 : 1st 20px Mountains classification, [Tour de Wallonie](/source/2013_Tour_de_Wallonie) : 2nd [Road race](/source/Portuguese_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 4th Overall [Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen](/source/Dwars_door_West-Vlaanderen) : 6th Overall [Volta ao Algarve](/source/2013_Volta_ao_Algarve) : 9th Overall [Tour Down Under](/source/2013_Tour_Down_Under) : 10th Overall [Tour of Utah](/source/2013_Tour_of_Utah) ;2014 : 1st 20px Overall [Tour of Slovenia](/source/2014_Tour_of_Slovenia) : 2nd [Vuelta a Murcia](/source/2014_Vuelta_a_Murcia) : 3rd [Road race](/source/Portuguese_National_Road_Race_Championships), National Road Championships : 3rd Overall [Critérium International](/source/2014_Crit%C3%A9rium_International) : 4th Overall [Tour of California](/source/2014_Tour_of_California) : 6th Overall [Giro del Trentino](/source/2014_Giro_del_Trentino) : 9th [Clásica de Almería](/source/2014_Cl%C3%A1sica_de_Almer%C3%ADa) : 9th [Coppa Bernocchi](/source/Coppa_Bernocchi) ;2015 : National Road Championships ::2nd [Time trial](/source/Portuguese_National_Time_Trial_Championships) ::3rd [Road race](/source/Portuguese_National_Road_Race_Championships) : 2nd Overall [Bayern Rundfahrt](/source/2015_Bayern_Rundfahrt) : 3rd Overall [Volta ao Algarve](/source/2015_Volta_ao_Algarve) ::1st 20px Portuguese rider classification : 4th Overall [Circuit de la Sarthe](/source/2015_Circuit_de_la_Sarthe) : 7th [Vuelta a Murcia](/source/2015_Vuelta_a_Murcia) ;2016 : 8th Overall [Circuit de la Sarthe](/source/Circuit_de_la_Sarthe_(cycling)) : 20px Combativity award Stages 5 & 11 [Vuelta a España](/source/2016_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) ;2017 : 10th [Clássica Aldeias do Xisto](/source/Cl%C3%A1ssica_Aldeias_do_Xisto) ;2018 : National Road Championships ::3rd [Time trial](/source/Portuguese_National_Time_Trial_Championships) ::4th [Road race](/source/Portuguese_National_Road_Race_Championships) ;2020 : 3rd [Time trial](/source/Portuguese_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships {{div col end}} ===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [Grand Tour](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey [Giro d'Italia](/source/General_classification_in_the_Giro_d'Italia) |[19](/source/2011_Giro_d'Italia) |— |[36](/source/2013_Giro_d'Italia) |— |— |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey [Tour de France](/source/General_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France) |— |— |— |[72](/source/2014_Tour_de_France) |[72](/source/2015_Tour_de_France) |— |[74](/source/2017_Tour_de_France) |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey [Vuelta a España](/source/List_of_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_general_classification_winners) |[32](/source/2011_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |[40](/source/2012_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |— |— |[36](/source/2015_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |[85](/source/2016_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |— |[79](/source/2018_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *{{UCI rider}} *{{cycling Archives}} *{{Procyclingstats}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Machado, Tiago}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Famalicão Category:Portuguese male cyclists Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tiago Machado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiago_Machado) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiago_Machado?action=history)). 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