Quick Facts
Biography
Tiago José Pinto Machado (born 18 October 1985) is a Portuguese professional road racing cyclist. Machado currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin.
Career
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–present)
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.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2007
- 1st
Young rider classification Volta a Portugal - 6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 2008
- 1st Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 4th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 5th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
- 9th Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
Young rider classification Volta a Portugal- 2009
- 1st
National Time Trial 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
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Critérium International
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 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 National Road Race 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 National Road Race Championships
- 3rd Overall Critérium International
- 4th Overall Tour of California
- 6th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 9th Clásica de Almería
- 9th Coppa Bernocchi
- 2015
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 2nd Overall Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 3rd Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 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
National Time Trial Championships
Young rider classification
Combativity award Stages 5 & 11 Vuelta a EspañaGrand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro | — | 19 | — | 36 | — | — | — |
 Tour | — | — | — | — | 72 | 72 | — |
 Vuelta | — | 32 | 40 | — | — | 36 | 85 |
Personal life
Machado is a supporter of S.L. Benfica.