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Former Tour De France, Vuelta Stage Winner Woods to Retire at End of Season

Mike Woods cited the sport's dangers and long family separations as key reasons for retiring after a decade-long career including multiple Grand Tour stage wins.

Canadian Michael "Rusty" Woods, a former stage winner at the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, has announced he will retire from professional road cycling at the end of the season, bringing to a close a career spanning over a decade.The 38-year-old, who made history as the first athlete to both run a sub-fo

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Another legend leaves cycling at the end of the 2025 season. Canadian cyclist Michael Woods has announced that he plans to retire when he finishes this course, in which he competes in the ranks of the Israel - Premier Tech team. At age 38 (he turns 39 in October), he says goodbye to a sport he has been practicing since 2013, after promising beginnings in athletics that were truncated by injuries and that redirected him towards the bicycle, mediu…

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The end of the chapter for Michael Woods. The triple stage winner on the Tour d'Espagne (2018, 2020 and 2024) and winner at the top of the Puy de Dome during the Tour de France 2023, will put an end to more than ten years of professional cycling at the end of the 2025 season. The 38-year-old Canadian leaves behind him a rich list, especially at the World Championships. On the site of his team Israel Premier Tech, Woods has come back on his cours…

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Cycling Weekly broke the news in Canyon, Canada on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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