Tiago Jorge de Oliveira Ferreira (born 7 December 1988) is a Portuguese
mountain biker
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from
Viseu
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, who specialises in the
cross-country discipline.
In June 2016, he won the cross-country marathon silver medal at the
European Championships
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in
Sigulda
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Overview
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, Latvia. Three weeks later, he won the gold medal at the
2016 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in
Laissac
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Rui Manuel César Costa (; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who is the 34th president of sports club S.L. Benfica. He also succeeded Luís Filipe Vieira as president of the club's SAD board of directors.
...
.
References
Portuguese male cyclists
Living people
1988 births
Olympic cyclists for Portugal
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (men)
Sportspeople from Viseu
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