Michael Woods (cyclist)

Michael Woods
Personal information
Full nameMichael Russell Woods[1]
NicknameWoodsy, Rusty[1]
Born (1986-10-12) 12 October 1986 (age 38)
East York, Ontario, Canada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2012Stevens Racing[3]
Professional teams
2013Team Québecor Garneau[4]
2014Amore & Vita–Selle SMP[4]
20145-hour Energy[4]
2015Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
2016–2020Cannondale[5][6]
2021–Israel Start-Up Nation
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2023)
Vuelta a España
3 individual stages (2018, 2020, 2024)

One-Day Races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2024)
Milano–Torino (2019)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Innsbruck Road race

Michael Russell Woods (born 12 October 1986) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech. An accomplished runner as well, Woods was the first person who has run a sub-four-minute mile to complete the Tour de France.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ a b McMahon, Daniel (25 May 2017). "A sub-4-minute miler at age 18, Rusty Woods is now lighting up pro cycling at age 30". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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  4. ^ a b c Michael Woods at Cycling Archives (archived)
  5. ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. ^ Bacon, Ellis (1 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Canadian cyclist to join Israeli Tour de France team". The Times of Israel. The Times of Israel Ltd. Agence France-Presse. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Mike Woods". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  10. ^ Kelly, Madeleine (29 July 2019). "Mike Woods becomes first person to run sub-4 mile and finish the Tour de France". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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