Woods remains on roller coaster at Volta a Catalunya

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2022 101st Edition 1st stage Sant Feliu de Guixol Sant Feliu de Guixols 1712 km 21032022 Ivo Oliveria POR UAE Team Emirates Michael Woods CAN Israel Premier Tech photo Luis Angel GomezSprintCyclingAgency2022
Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech) on the first stage of Volta a Catalunya 2022 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

If you wanted to sum up Michael Woods' 2022 season so far, 'straightforward' would not be the first word that leaps to mind, with wins and illnesses both forming part of a rollercoaster-like narrative.

Currently racing the Volta a Catalunya, the Israel-Premier Tech veteran has already taken a notable climbing stage win and second place overall in the very tough Galician stage race, O Gran Camiño, this year.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.