Initially, police reported that the cyclist, a man in his 40s, had sustained "life-threatening injuries," but the man's condition was later upgraded.

Woods, 32, has signed a multi-year deal to stay with EF Education First Pro Cycling, after enjoying a banner season last year.

Michael Woods outlasted the field in a 157-kilometre (97.5-mile) stage that finished with a tough climb up Balcon de Bizkaia in Basque Country. The Ottawa cyclist is the second Canadian in history to win a Spanish Vuelta stage.