# Tiago Machado

Tiago José Pinto Machado (born 18 October 1985) is a Portuguese former professional road racing cyclist, 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, a stage at the 2010 Circuit de la Sarthe, and the general classification at the 2014 Tour of Slovenia.

## Career

Machado was born in Vila Nova de Famalicão.

### NetApp–Endura (2014)

After spending two seasons with RadioShack–Leopard, Machado joined NetApp–Endura for the 2014 season. Following a successful start of the season, which saw him winning the overall classification of the Tour of Slovenia, his first Category 2.1 overall win, Machado started the 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 96 kilometres (60 miles) from the finish, sliding down the road for about 100 metres (330 feet). 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. He was sutured after the stage, and despite arriving outside the time limit, the commissaires allowed Machado to continue on the race due to his efforts. French newspaper L'Équipe described Machado's effort as "heroic".

### Team Katusha (2015–2018)

Machado left NetApp–Endura after the 2014 campaign and joined Team Katusha on an initial two-year contract. He signed a contract extension for the 2017 season in October 2016.

### Return to Portuguese teams (2019–22)

Having ridden at UCI World Tour level for eight of the previous nine seasons, Machado dropped down to UCI Continental level with Sporting / Tavira in 2019. He rode for Efapel in 2020, before moving to Rádio Popular–Boavista for the 2021 season; he had made his professional début with the team in 2005 when it was known as Carvalhelhos–Boavista.
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.

## Major results

Source:

### 2006

    9th Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal

### 2007

    1st Young rider classification, Volta a Portugal
    2nd Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
    4th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    6th Overall Volta ao Algarve

### 2008

    1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    National Road Championships
       2nd Time trial
       2nd Road race
    4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
    5th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
    9th Overall Volta a Portugal
       1st Young rider classification

### 2009

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias
    2nd Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
    4th Overall Volta ao Algarve
    4th Overall GP CTT Correios de Portugal
    5th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
    5th Overall Volta a Portugal
       1st Young rider classification
    6th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

### 2010

    2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
       1st Stage 2b (ITT)
    3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
       1st Portuguese rider classification
    3rd Overall Critérium International
       1st Young rider classification
    4th Overall Tour of Austria
    6th Overall Tour de Romandie
    7th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
    10th Overall Tour de Pologne

### 2011

    2nd Overall Giro del Trentino
    5th Overall Critérium International
    5th Overall Volta ao Algarve
    7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

### 2012

    3rd Overall Tour Down Under
    5th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
    5th Trofeo Deià
    6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
    8th Overall Tour de Pologne
    9th Overall Tour of California

### 2013

    1st Mountains classification, Tour de Wallonie
    2nd Road race, National Road Championships
    4th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
    6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
    9th Overall Tour Down Under
    10th Overall Tour of Utah

### 2014

    1st Overall Tour of Slovenia
    2nd Vuelta a Murcia
    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd Overall Critérium International
    4th Overall Tour of California
    6th Overall Giro del Trentino
    9th Clásica de Almería
    9th Coppa Bernocchi

### 2015

    National Road Championships
       2nd Time trial
       3rd Road race
    2nd Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
    3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
       1st Portuguese rider classification
    4th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
    7th Vuelta a Murcia

### 2016

    8th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
    Combativity award Stages 5 & 11 Vuelta a España

### 2017

    10th Clássica Aldeias do Xisto

### 2018

    National Road Championships
       3rd Time trial
       4th Road race

### 2020

    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Giro d'Italia | 19 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | 72 | 72 | — | 74 | — |
| Vuelta a España | 32 | 40 | — | — | 36 | 85 | — | 79 |