&sq=&lang=&file=File:MikeWoods_2015TOA.jpg) Woods at the 2015 Tour of Alberta | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michael Russell Woods[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Woodsy, Rusty[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1986 East York, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Israel–Premier Tech | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Climber | ||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | Stevens Racing[3] | ||||||||||||||
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| 2013 | Team Québecor Garneau[4] | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Amore & Vita–Selle SMP[4] | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 5-hour Energy[4] | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Cannondale[5][6] | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Israel Start-Up Nation | ||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ 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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- ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Bacon, Ellis (1 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mike Woods". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ 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.