Woods Breaks Femur

Woods crashed on Thursday’s stage of Paris-Nice and sustained a broken femur. He was taken to a Lyon, France, hospital immediately, where evaluations confirmed he suffered a closed fracture to his right femur. He will undergo surgery this evening in Lyon to repair the injury. Woods will return home to Girona, Spain post surgery.

“We feel for Mike and his friends and family,” said the team’s head of Medicine, Kevin Sprouse. “We’ll work with Mike every inch of the way as he recovers from this injury.”

Craddock Withdraws

American Lawson Craddock was forced to abandon Paris-Nice as well on Thursday, as he was suffering from a headache. Per ASO protocols due to concerns around the COVID-19 virus, he was taken to the finish in an ambulance. The team’s doctor was in Lyon with Woods, but ASO medical officials determined Craddock did not meet the criteria to be tested for the coronavirus. Craddock will return to his European base of Girona, Spain, on Friday.