Derek Gee-West and Michael Woods double bill: Former teammates look toward new beginnings in 2026

The Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast is back with two feature interviews. At the start of 2025, both Derek Gee-West and Michael Woods were teammates on Israel-Premier Tech. But by the end of August, Gee-West wasn’t riding because of a contract dispute with the team. Woods, who was suffering from illness and a serious hernia, announced his retirement. Now, at the start of the 2026, both riders have big ambitions for the season ahead. Gee-West spoke from the recent Lidl-Trek team camp. He chatted about coming on the new team and the plans for the first part of the season, which will culminate in his return to the Giro d’Italia, where he finished in fourth-place overall this past year. Woods is back on the bike, and skis, and is in the pool, all in pursuit of a year filled with a variety of endurance challenges. It’s part research project, part midlife crisis. Find out more about Woods’s plans that could even include the Winter Olympics (in 2030).

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Derek Gee-West and Michael Woods double bill: Former teammates look toward new beginnings in 2026 is an episode from Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast by Matthew Pioro.

This episode is 01:05:59 long.

This episode was published on Jan 22, 2026.

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