Pro Breakdown: Mike Woods Dissects 2019 Milano-Torino Win

Mike Woods is one of the world’s best climbers, with a grand tour summit finish stage win and podiums at Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the mountainous Innsbruck World Championships. But for all his success, Woods had never beat the best in a head-to-head battle. 

On the mountaintop Superga finish at the 2019 Milano-Torino, Woods dropped Adam Yates, Egan Bernal and Jakob Fuglsang, then outsprinted Alejandro Valverde for the win. 

Here, Wood’s breaks down how he and his EF Pro Cycling team delivered in the climber’s classic.