"The Portuguese Tiger", as he is affectionately known, is into his second year on tour and there is a good chance that the natural-footer from Portugal's renowned surfing town of Ericeira will be stronger than ever in 2009. Having impressed the ASP Top 45 in Tahiti and Indonesia with great backhand tuberides, locations where he was expected least to perform, Pires has yet to show his righthand pointbreak attack to the rest of his ASP Dream Tour fellows and with more confidence and experience, he has a second chance to improve and hopefully unleash his beautiful on-the-rail surfing at Snapper Rocks, Bells Beach and J-Bay. Asset No. 3 of 5 of the European crew, Pires will be part of the biggest European crew ever to compete on the ASP World Tour.
In aspworldtour.com
(photo - João Bracourt)Tiago "Saca" Pires, practicing in Ribeira D'ilhas for the next WCT...
Look at the spray... Washhhh.
Good luck Tiago.
