Episode 44: Mike Woods — Professional Cyclist

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Mike Woods' is a bike racer, but Mike Woods is a storyteller! You probably know the traditional stuff -- he ran, he ran fast, he got tired of running, and became a Tour de France cyclists -- but there's so much more to learn about Mike. On the eve of his hometown World Tour races, Grand Prix Quebec City and Montreal, Ted and Mike sit down for a chat about bikes, world travel, and life beyond the peloton. After a podium finish at the 2018 World Championships Mike is building some great form going into the 2019 championship race in England. Please enjoy this conversation with Mike Woods.

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0:00.0	The post-college perspective is huge because I did that as a runner.
0:04.9	I did a lot of races in Europe and I'd go there and I'd just take it completely for granted
0:09.1	because I'm going to be here again man.
0:11.4	Like this is no big deal.
0:12.6	Like Cressetto, whatever, you know, like Pisa, who cares?
0:16.0	Like I'm going to be back.
0:16.8	And then you end up a couple years later working in a running shoe store and thinking, fuck, like, I'm not back there.
0:23.7	And I wish I'd enjoyed that more.
0:29.4	Oh, Canada.
0:33.6	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of King of the Ride podcast.
0:37.9	I'm your host.
0:39.0	I am Ted King.
0:40.2	And I'm very excited to bring you this episode with our guest, Canadian Mike Woods.
0:48.1	Let's take a step back.
0:49.4	Bo Jackson, Dion Sanders, Michael Jordan, Michael Woods. These are world-class athletes who've made it
0:58.8	professionally in two sports. Mike Woods, our guest today, is right up there with those all-stars.
1:05.1	I'm guessing you've heard at least pieces of Mike's story. He's a prodigal runner who makes the
1:09.4	lateral leap to the cycling world.
1:16.2	Mike's world-class athletics have allowed him to hold the achievement of being the only sub four-minute miler to also race in the Tour de France. And in this day and age of hyper-specific
1:22.8	approach to professional sports, I would not be surprised if he is the last.
1:28.5	Mike is also a podium finisher at Liege-Bestan-Leage,
1:31.2	podium finisher at the 2018 World Freaking Championships.
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