Cycling News — Carter Woods

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2023 Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Carter Woods won the Under-23 men’s XC race at Round 7 of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Snowshoe, West Virginia. Woods also finished second in the short track to make it a successful showing all around. With the World Cup traveling to North America for the first time this year, Woods was keen to put in a good performance, and he delivered with a sensational ride that gave him his second XCO win of the year. “Waking up in the morning I knew it was going to be a good...

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 Carter Woods turned in a double podium performance at round six of the 2023 UCI MTB World Cup series, finishing third in both the XCO and XCC races in the Under-23 men's class. The Canadian led a strong overall showing by the Giant Factory Off-Road Team in Les Gets, France. Belgian Jens Schuermans also had a great performance in Les Gets, finishing fourth in the elite men’s XCC race and sixth in the XCO. Both Woods and Schuermans are in peak form as the World Cup series moves toward its final two events in North America over the next month....

MONDAY, JULY 24, 2023 Giant Factory Off-Road Team rider Carter Woods continued his summer hot streak, winning both the XC and short track elite men’s titles at the Canadian mountain bike national championships in Oro Station, Ontario. Woods traveled back home from Europe, where he recently won both the XCO and XCC races in the Under-23 category at the last round of the UCI World Cup series in Val di Sole, Italy. Though the 22-year-old is still eligible for U23 racing, he chose to race the elite class for the Canadian nationals. “Since returning home from a perfect weekend in Val di Sole,...

MONDAY, JULY 3, 2023 Canadian Carter Woods turned in a dominant performance at the latest MTB World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy, winning both the short track (XCC) and cross-country (XCO) races in the Under-23 men’s category. Woods highlights a revamped Giant Factory Off-Road Team, which has found success in all disciplines of MTB racing throughout the first half of the 2023 World Cup season. Woods, a first-year rider on the Giant Factory Off-Road Team and the current Canadian national champion, has emerged as one of the top young stars in cross-country racing. The 22-year-old had two podium finishes at the...

MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2023 Canadian Carter Woods wrapped up a strong spring campaign of XC racing in the U.S., scoring three podiums in three races at the latest U.S. Cup event in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Fayetteville event marked the second round of the U.S. Cup following the opening events in Southern California earlier this month. With three races over four days, there were plenty of UCI points up for grabs. Woods and other top North American XC racers were intently focused on the opportunity to gain valuable points, which help determine starting positions at the upcoming World Cup races. Woods,...