好色tv rider Michael Woods celebrates with his son on Father鈥檚 Day after winning La Route d鈥橭ccitanie for the second year in a row, in Saint-Giron, France, in a Sunday, June 18, 2023, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Israel-Premier Tech, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
好色tv rider Michael Woods celebrates with his son on Father鈥檚 Day after winning La Route d鈥橭ccitanie for the second year in a row, in Saint-Giron, France, in a Sunday, June 18, 2023, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Israel-Premier Tech, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
SAINT-GIRONS, France - 好色tv Michael Woods won La Route d鈥橭ccitanie for the second year in a row Sunday.
The 36-year-old from Ottawa had moved into first place by winning Saturday's penultimate third stage. He finished 18th in Sunday's stage to finish atop the general classification by 10 seconds over Spain's Cristi谩n Rodr铆guez.
Britain's Simon Carr won Sunday's 64.7-kilometre stage.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really special to win this race overall for a second time," said Woods. "This is an area I really like, not far from my home in Andorra, and to have my family and kids there to watch me win on Father鈥檚 Day was something really special.鈥
On the final climb of the day, the peloton thinned out once more, leaving just a handful of riders in the group including Woods and Israel-Premier Tech teammate Stevie Williams.
鈥淚鈥檓 really happy with this race," said Woods. "My form is good and I鈥檓 super-excited for the Tour (de France) now. I鈥檓 ready to go.鈥
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This report by 好色tvwas first published June 18, 2023
