UCI relegation system 'encourages weird racing' says Michael Woods

Michael Woods of Canada, Christopher Froome of United Kingdom and Alessandro De Marchi of Italy and Team Israel - Premier Tech during the team presentation prior to the 77th Tour of Spain 2022, Stage 2 a 175,1km stage from `s-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht
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Michael Woods is happy to just be at the Tour of Britain after an unexpected trip to hospital three days before it left him going through all kinds of suffering on the race’s first stage in Scotland.

“I had a weird infection. It wasn’t terrible, but I had to go on antibiotics and they and the illness impacted me big time,” Woods told Cyclingnews at the Tour of Britain. “Every day, I think I’ll get better, recovering from that.”

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Andy McGrath

Formerly the editor of Rouleur magazine, Andy McGrath is a freelance journalist and the author of God Is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling’s Great Wasted Talent