Michael Woods (cyclist)

Michael Woods

Personal information
Born (1986-10-12) 12 October 1986
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team Cannondale–Drapac
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
2012 Stevens Racing[2]
Professional team(s)
2013 Garneau-Québecor[3]
Jan 2014-June 2014 Amore & Vita–Selle SMP[3]
July 2014-Dec 2014 5-Hour Energy[3]
2015 Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies[3]
2016– Cannondale

Michael "Mike"[4] Woods (born 12 October 1986) is a Canadian racing cyclist.[5]

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]

On 20 August 2015 it was announced that Woods would join Cannondale for the 2016 cycling season.[8]

In 2016 he was officially named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[9] He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[10] 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.[11]

Major results

2013
9th Overall Tour de Beauce
2014
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
9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2017
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 38
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. 1 2 3 Woods, Michael (13 October 2015). "Michael Woods: Letting the ink dry". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Michael Woods at Cycling Archives
  4. ↑ "Hillcrest High School". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Michael Woods". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  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. ↑ "Cannondale-Garmin announces Mike Woods, former runner-turned-pro-cyclist, to join team in 2016". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada’s cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "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.
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