{"id":5192,"date":"2023-07-10T11:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/?p=5192"},"modified":"2023-07-14T11:47:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:47:32","slug":"michael-woods-on-winning-stage-9-its-nothing-less-than-a-dream-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/uk\/2023\/07\/10\/michael-woods-on-winning-stage-9-its-nothing-less-than-a-dream-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Woods on Winning Stage 9: \u201cIt\u2019s nothing less than a dream come true.\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Canadian cyclist Michael Woods couldn&#8217;t contain his joy following his lone triumph on the ninth stage of the Tour de France, culminating at Puy de D\u00f4me. Woods referred to it as the pinnacle of his cycling career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riding for Israel-Premier Tech, the Canadian climber was among a large breakaway pack that established a commanding lead of over ten minutes, leading up to the iconic climb in the Auvergne region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After trailing some breakaway remnants, Woods managed his stamina and steadily outpaced his adversaries, including Neilson Powless (EF Education-Easy Post) and Matej Mohori\u010d (Bahrain Victorious).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, Woods overtook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2023\/05\/19\/matteo-jorgenson-of-movistar-team-being-close-in-cycling-doesnt-really-get-you-much\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matteo Jorgenson<\/a> (Movistar), soloing his way to the finish line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy career ambition was this very achievement. Undoubtedly, it is the most significant victory in my cycling career,\u201d shared Woods. \u201cAs I approach 37 this year, I felt the opportunity to win a Tour stage was dwindling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut achieving a stage win now, it&#8217;s nothing less than a dream come true. I&#8217;m exceptionally proud and incredibly thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially trailing on the lower inclines, Woods had to make a monumental effort to rejoin the race lead, thus, the victory was far from guaranteed. He confessed that clinching the ninth stage was one of his long-standing aspirations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfd4 \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0b \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc12 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDF2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDF2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nP8FoPYDXi\">pic.twitter.com\/nP8FoPYDXi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tour de France\u2122 (@LeTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeTour\/status\/1678311145839513608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIndeed, that was the goal [to win the stage],\u201d he revealed. \u201cYou dream about it, of course. I&#8217;d never claimed a stage at the Tour before, so it wasn&#8217;t a sure thing by any means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The much-awaited return of <a href=\"http:\/\/letour.fr\">the Tour<\/a> to Puy de D\u00f4me attracted enormous roadside crowds, making Woods&#8217; ascent up the legendary climb even more unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe noise was overwhelming,\u201d he recalled. \u201cWhen I was about five kilometres away, the sheer number of fans, right before the barriers began, was astounding. It was so loud, and then suddenly there was silence around the four-kilometre mark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I was left alone with my thoughts, looking up the road, and methodically overtaking one rider after another. It was a unique mental experience and incredibly exciting to go through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe climb is just extraordinary,\u201d he further noted. &#8220;You can spot it from a significant distance during the approach. Its uniqueness comes from the absence of fans, which reminded me of the Covid-era races from a few years back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a truly picturesque climb, and simultaneously, one of the toughest stages you could possibly attempt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Stage 9 results<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Michael Woods, Israel-Premier Tech, 04:19:41<\/li>\n<li>Pierre Latour, TotalEnergies, +0:28<\/li>\n<li>Matej Mohoric, Bahrain Victorious, +0:35<\/li>\n<li>Matteo Jorgenson, Movistar Team, +0:35<\/li>\n<li>Cl\u00e9ment Berthet, AG2R Citro\u00ebn Team, +0:55<\/li>\n<li>Neilson Powless, EF Education-EasyPost, +1:23<\/li>\n<li>Alexey Lutsenko, Astana Qazaqstan Team, +1:39<\/li>\n<li>Jonas Gregaard, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team, +1:58<\/li>\n<li>Mathieu Burgaudeau, TotalEnergies, +2:16<\/li>\n<li>David De La Cruz, Astana Qazaqstan Team, +2:34<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian cyclist Michael Woods couldn&#8217;t contain his joy following his lone triumph on the ninth stage of the Tour de [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":5201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-5192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-the-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - 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