Michael Woods (cyclist)
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Woods at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 12 October 1986 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cannondale |
| 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-Garmin |
| Infobox last updated on 21 September 2015 |
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Michael Woods (born 12 October 1986) is a Canadian racing cyclist.[4]
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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][5] 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.[6]
On 20 August 2015 it was announced that Woods would join Cannondale-Garmin for the 2016 cycling season.[7]
Palmares
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- 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
- 1st
- 2016
- 5th Overall Tour Down Under
References
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External links
- Official website
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- Michael Woods profile at Cycling Quotient
- Michael Woods profile at ProCyclingStatsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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