April 05, 2018 (Zarautz, Spain) – Canada’s Michael Woods (EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale) sits 34th overall following Stage 4 at the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco in Spain. His best result was a strong 20th-place finish on the 162.1km Stage 1 opener in Zarautz won by Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors who also took Stage 2 from Zarautz to Bermeo, 168km.

Race leader Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo won today’s Stage 4 ITT in Lodosa, 19.4km, to take over the race lead from Alaphilippe with Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo in third.

Results

Stage 1 – April 2 – Zarautz-Zarautz – 162.1km
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 4:17:46
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo
3. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team 0:23
4. Enric Mas (Esp) Quick-Step Floors
5. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida
6. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
7. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
8. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
9. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
10. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team

20. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 0:51

Stage 2 – April 3 – Zarautz-Bermeo – 168km
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 4:11:37
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo
3. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida
4. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team
5. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:25
6. Eduard Prades Reverter (Esp) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
7. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team
8. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
9. Enric Mas (Esp) Quick-Step Floors
10. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida

45. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 1:45

Stage 3 – April 4 – Bermeo-Valdegovia – 184.8km
1. Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe 4:49:29
2. Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) UAE Team Emirates 0:04
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky 0:06
4. Michael Albasini (Sui) Mitchelton-Scott 0:10
5. Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
6. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
7. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
8. Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Esp) Burgos BH
9. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team
10. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) LottoNL-Jumbo

48. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale

Stage 4 – April 5 – Lodosa – Lodosa (ITT) – 19.4km
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:22:26
2. Patrick Bevin (Nzl) BMC Racing Team 0:09
3. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky 0:11
4. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Team Sky 0:14
5. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky 0:20
6. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:36
7. David De La Cruz (Esp) Team Sky 0:37
8. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 0:42
9. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:43
10. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team

97. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 2:31

GC after Stage 4
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo 13:41:26
2. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 0:34
3. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 1:33
4. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:36
5. Gorka Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 1:42
6. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:48
7. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team 1:51
8. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team 1:57
9. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 2:08
10. Ion Izagirre (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 2:11

34. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 5:06