Ottawa’s Michael Woods wins ninth stage of Tour de France

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A two-time Olympian, Mr. Woods placed fifth in the men’s road race at the 2020 Tokyo Games, Canada’s second-best Olympic result in the event

on Sunday, and the biggest victory of his career meant he had to conquer a legendary mountain.

Mr. Woods joins Steve Bauer, who in 1988 became the first Canadian to win a stage of the world’s most famousrace, and Hugo Houle, who won one last year. At that 2022 leg, Mr. Woods finished in third spot. Mr. Woods has had two other top-10 finishes in this edition of the Tour de France – a fifth and a sixth. He is 22nd among 169 riders in the overall standings. The 10th stage from Vulcania to Issoire begins Tuesday, with the last one concluding on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 23.

Mr. Bauer, who lives in St. Catharines, Ont., recalls his victory in the first stage of the event 35 years ago.

 

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