Please answer the following question: Facts: - amateurteam: stevens racing - amateuryears: 2012 - discipline: road - role: rider - proteam: amo 2014 5-hour energy opt 2015 - updated: 14 april 2015 - proyears: jan 2014-june 2014 july 2014-dec 2014 2015 - - birth date: 12 october 1986 - name: michael woods - currentteam: opt - birth place: ottawa , canada Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael woods -lrb- cyclist -rrb- .
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michael woods -lrb- born 12 october 1986 -rrb- is a canadian racing cyclist .he rode at the 2014 uci road world championships .prior to becoming a cyclist woods was a promising middle-distance runner , setting canadian national junior records in the mile and 3000 metres in 2005 as well as taking the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2005 pan american junior athletics championships .however he suffered a recurring stress fracture in his left foot , exacerbated by excessive training and racing , resulting in him running his last race in 2007 .woods underwent surgery twice in order to correct the problem without success .he took up cycling initially as cross-training before friends persuaded him to enter races .woods attended the university of michigan on a track athletic scholarship , graduating in 2008 .on august 20th , 2015 it was announced that woods will join cannondale-garmin for the 2016 cycling season .