Michael Woods: It was important to send a signal to the UCI about safety at the Tour de France

The peloton protest due to lack of safety and multiple crashes during the 108th Tour de France 2021
The peloton protest due to lack of safety and multiple crashes during the 108th Tour de France 2021 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Michael Woods, like many of his fellow Tour de France riders, believed it was important for the peloton to symbolically protest after the crashes and tension of the early stages of this year’s race, with the Israel Start-Up Nation rider insisting there was unity in the peloton.  

“I think it was important to send a signal to the UCI about safety,” Woods told Cyclingnews after Mark Cavendish won stage 4 in Fougères.  

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.