Michael Woods (cyclist)

Michael Woods
	Woods at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Born	12 October 1986 (age 37); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
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Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Amateur team
2012	Stevens Racing
Professional teams
2013	Garneau-Québecor
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July 2014-Dec 2014	5-Hour Energy
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Major wins
	Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2018)
Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships

Michael "Mike"^[4] Woods (born 12 October 1986) is a Canadian racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI World Tour team You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Career

Athletics career

Woods' first sport was ice hockey and his childhood ambition was to play as a left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[1] Prior to becoming a cyclist, Woods was a promising middle-distance runner, setting Canadian national junior records in the mile and 3000 metres in 2005, as well as taking the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.^[2] However, he suffered a recurring stress fracture in his left foot, exacerbated by excessive training and racing, resulting in him running his last race in 2007.^[2]^[6] Woods underwent surgery twice in order to correct the problem without success. He took up cycling initially as cross-training before friends persuaded him to enter races.^[2]

Woods was taught English at school by Paul Dewar, who was later elected as a Member of Parliament.^[1] Woods attended the University of Michigan on a track athletic scholarship, graduating in 2008.^[2] Whilst at UoM he was coached by Ron Warhurst.^[7]

Cycling career

Woods began cycling professionally with Garneau-Quebecor in 2013.^[8]

On 20 August 2015 it was announced that Woods would join You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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In 2016, Woods was officially named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team.^[10] Woods was also named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.^[11] He finished the 2017 Giro, his first grand tour, in 38th place, taking two fifth-place stage finishes along the way and helping teammate Pierre Rolland to win a stage.^[12] Woods was later named in the start list for the 2017 Vuelta a España where he finished his second Grand Tour in 7th place, taking one third-place finish and five top-tens.^[13]

In 2018, Woods scored what he described as "the best result of my career" by finishing second in the Liège–Bastogne–Liège race.^[14] In September 2018, Woods won Stage 17 of the Vuelta a España, which finished up a steep climb to Balcón de Bizkaia.^[15] On September 30, Woods finished 3rd at UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race in Innsbruck, Austria; the first Canadian Elite Men podium finish since Steve Bauer's bronze-medal performance in 1984.^[16]

Career achievements

Major results

2013

9th Overall Tour de Beauce

2014

4th Road race, National Road Championships

6th Overall Tour de Beauce

2015

1st Clássica Loulé

2nd Overall Tour of Utah

1st Stage 5

2nd Philly Cycling Classic

4th Overall Tour of the Gila

1st Stage 5

10th Overall Tour of Alberta

1st

Canadian rider classification

2016: 2nd Milano–Torino; 5th Overall Tour Down Under
2017: 2nd GP Miguel Indurain; 7th Overall Vuelta a España; 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2018: 1st Stage 17 Vuelta a España; 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège; 3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships; 4th Giro dell'Emilia; 4th Tre Valli Varesine; 9th Overall Tour of Utah

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour	2016	2017	2018
Giro d'Italia	—	38	19
Tour de France	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	7	34
Major stage race general classification results timeline
Race	2016	2017	2018
Paris–Nice	—	54	—
Tirreno–Adriatico	—	—	—
Volta a Catalunya	18	37	79
Tour of the Basque Country	53	12	29
Tour de Romandie	—	—	—
Critérium du Dauphiné	—	—	—
Tour de Suisse	—	26	—

Classics results timeline

Monument	2016	2017	2018
Milan–San Remo	—	—	—
Tour of Flanders	—	—	—
Paris–Roubaix	—	—	—
Liège–Bastogne–Liège	—	9	2
Giro di Lombardia	31	—	13
Classic	2016	2017	2018
Amstel Gold Race	—	—	20
La Flèche Wallonne	12	11	33
Clásica de San Sebastián	61	—	—
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec	27	—	—
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal	30	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Woods, Michael (13 October 2015). "Michael Woods: Letting the ink dry". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Holder, Gord (28 August 2013). "Profile: Ottawa's Mike Woods' journey from runner to racing in the Tour of Alberta". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Michael Woods at Cycling Archives
^ "Hillcrest High School". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "Michael Woods". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^ Malach, Pat (3 March 2015). "Michael Woods: Turning running heartbreak into cycling success". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
^ Woods, Michael (1 January 2016). "Michael Woods: Alone on a mountain top". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ "Canadian cyclist Michael Woods among top 10 at Vuelta". Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ "Cannondale-Garmin announces Mike Woods, former runner-turned-pro-cyclist, to join team in 2016". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ "A sub-4-minute miler at age 18, Rusty Woods is now lighting up pro cycling at age 30". Business Insider. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/michael-woods
^ Ryan, Barry (22 April 2018). "Jungels wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Vuelta a Espana 2018: Simon Yates maintains overall classification lead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^ "Mike Woods achieves rare Canadian cycling feat at road race worlds". CBC Sports. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

External links

Official website
Michael Woods at Cycling Archives
Michael Woods at CQ Ranking
Michael Woods at ProCyclingStats

[cnb-1] Woods, Michael (13 October 2015). "Michael Woods: Letting the ink dry". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[oc-2] Holder, Gord (28 August 2013). "Profile: Ottawa's Mike Woods' journey from runner to racing in the Tour of Alberta". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[ca-3] Michael Woods at Cycling Archives

[4] "Hillcrest High School". Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[ProCyclingStats-5] "Michael Woods". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

[cn-6] Malach, Pat (3 March 2015). "Michael Woods: Turning running heartbreak into cycling success". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[7] Woods, Michael (1 January 2016). "Michael Woods: Alone on a mountain top". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

[8] "Canadian cyclist Michael Woods among top 10 at Vuelta". Retrieved 4 September 2017.

[Cannondale-Garmin-9] "Cannondale-Garmin announces Mike Woods, former runner-turned-pro-cyclist, to join team in 2016". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[10] Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[Giro-11] "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

[12] "A sub-4-minute miler at age 18, Rusty Woods is now lighting up pro cycling at age 30". Business Insider. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[13] ttp://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/michael-woods

[14] Ryan, Barry (22 April 2018). "Jungels wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[15] "Vuelta a Espana 2018: Simon Yates maintains overall classification lead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

[16] "Mike Woods achieves rare Canadian cycling feat at road race worlds". CBC Sports. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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