Mike Woods said he hadn’t planned to make it into the breakaway before his victory on stage seven of the Vuelta a España.
The Canadian had intended to stay with EF Pro Cycling’s general classification leader Hugh Carthy, but as the race exploded on the road to Villanueva de Valdegovia Woods had to jump into the escape.
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