Woods: It's hard to come up with superlatives for Evenepoel in Liège

Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech)
Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech) (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Michael Woods continued a six-year run of top 10 finishes at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, finishing in the chase group behind Remco Evenepoel in 10th place at La Doyenne.

The Canadian was part of an elite chase group sprinting for podium places 43 seconds behind the Belgian, who had jumped away on the Côte de La Redoute some 29km earlier to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.