Dean Woods

Dean Woods (born June 22, 1966 in Wangaratta ) is a former Australian cyclist .

Woods was in 1983 at the Junior World Championships world champion in the 4,000-meter single pursuit and second in the points race . In 1984 he took part in the Summer Olympics for the first time. Woods, who still belonged to the junior class and defended his world title in the same year, belonged to Michael Grenda , Kevin Nichols and Michael Turtur in the Australian four-four , which surprisingly beat the high favorites USA . In the single pursuit Woods lost in the race for the bronze medal.

In 1986 Woods won the ten mile track competition at the Commonwealth Games and came third in the world championship in the singles pursuit. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Woods again denied the single and the team pursuit. In the single pursuit he was defeated in the final by Gintautas Umaras and won the silver medal; with the team, which included Woods Brett Dutton , Wayne McCarney and Stephen McGlede , he finished third.

In 1989 Woods signed a professional contract with the Stuttgart team and switched to the streets. At the UCI track world championships in 1986 , he took second place in the pros' single pursuit. Woods was not very successful on the road, his greatest success was the victories at the Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic in 1990 and 1993, where he set the course record that is still valid today in 1990. In 1993 Woods was reamateurised. In 1996 he took part in his third Summer Olympic Games. In Atlanta he started with Brett Aitken , Stuart O'Grady and Tim O'Shannessey again in the 4,000 m team pursuit; the team took third place behind France and Russia .

Woods has been running a cycling shop in his hometown since retiring from active cycling.

Web links

• Dean Woods in the database of Radsportseiten.net