The source for Canadian cycling news and information including mountain bike and road bike tours, adventure biking features, complete national & international competition coverage, bike tests, product reviews, Buyer's Guide, Canadian Calendar of events and much more.. Steve Bauer Bike Tours offers luxury and exclusive bike trips, tours and training camps in the Niagara wine region, races in France, Italy, Belgium and many other wonderful destinations. Canadian Mike Woods remembers growing up watching the Tour de France. Riding on the course about an hour ahead of the cyclists, the caravan’s vehicles, music and gifts are as much part of the spectacle as the race for the thousands of people lining up the Tour de France roads. Sports. By The Canadian Press. NHL. Canadian Mike Woods remembers growing up watching the Tour de France. The biggest race on the pro calendar has a deep list of contenders for the yellow, polka dot, green and white jerseys. In 1988, the St. Catharines, Ont.,-born cyclist rolled to a fourth-place finish at the Tour de France, the best ever by a Canadian. LYON, France — Canadian cyclist Mike Woods was taken to hospital with a broken right femur after crashing in Thursday's stage of the Paris-Nice race.The 33-year-old from Ottawa was to undergo surgery. Woods’s path to professional cycling is as winding and hilly as the most difficult Tour de France stage, full of unexpected twists and turns, and dangerous injuries. Pedal is pleased to announce that the first ever Canadian edition of the 2019 Official Tour de France Guide is a big hit with cycling fans across the country and we’ve extended our pre-Order to April 30. ... Woods, who has competed in the Tour de France, Giro D'Italia and Spanish Vuelta, stood 66th after the fourth stage of Paris-Nice. Thu., March 12, 2020 timer 1 min. Canadian Mike Woods remembers growing up watching the Tour de France. Canadian Cyclist Online. The 2019 Tour de France kicks off on Saturday, July 6, in Brussels and finishes in Paris on Sunday, July 28. Canadian cyclist Mike Woods breaks his right femur in Paris-Nice crash. Organisers of the Tour de France, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), have revealed the route of the 2020 Tour de France at the Palais des Congrès in Paris on Tuesday October 15. Read the latest news from the world of Cycling, including the Tour de France. The 2019 Tour de France starts in Brussels on Saturday. Born and bred in Canada, Michael “Rusty” Woods is a professional cyclist for the American World Tour team EF Education First.The 2018 World Championship bronze medalist, and 2016 Olympian was once a professional runner, and is the only person to have broken 4 minutes for the mile and completed the Tour de France.