Tiago Ferreira | |
Fullname: | Tiago Jorge de Oliveira Ferreira |
Birth Date: | 7 December 1988 |
Birth Place: | Viseu, Portugal |
Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet) |
Currentteam: | Team Protek[1] |
Discipline: | Cross-country |
Role: | Rider |
Majorwins: | MTB Marathon World Championships (2016) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Tiago Jorge de Oliveira Ferreira (born 7 December 1988) is a Portuguese mountain biker from Viseu,[2] who specialises in the cross-country discipline.
In June 2016, he won the cross-country marathon silver medal at the European Championships in Sigulda, Latvia.[3] Three weeks later, he won the gold medal at the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Laissac, France,[4] becoming the second Portuguese cyclist to win a world championship title, after Rui Costa.[5]