Todd Wells

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Todd Wells was born December 25, 1975 in Kingston, N.Y. He fell in love with the bicycle at an early age starting with BMX from the age of five through sixteen. After graduating high school he picked up his first mountain bike and has been on a tear ever since. He found his way out to Durango, CO where he attended Fort Lewis College and began a pursuit of his career in cycling.

Wells won two Cross Country Mountain Bike Collegiate titles for Fort Lewis College and the inaugural Semi Pro NORBA National Series title in 1996 before taking a break from his studies to become a full time professional cyclist with the Specialized Mountain Dew team.

His initial professional career was short lived as he decided to hang up his wheels at the end of the 1998 season and finish his collegiate studies at the University of Arizona. In 2000 he graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in Management Information Systems and immediately started working for I.B.M., a company he interned with during his time as a student.

Wells quickly realized that being a bike racer was better then having a “real” job and started training once again with his sights set on returning to the professional ranks. Some good results landed him a contract with the Mongoose Hyundai team and he was back on the circuit full time by the end of 2001.

By 2008 he was back where he started with the Specialized team and his results seem to get better with age. He has won nine National Championship titles across four disciplines. In 2011 he took on some endurance races and racked up wins in both the Leadville 100 and La Ruta de Los Conquistadors.

2012 might have been his best season yet with his third trip to the Olympic Games where he placed a career best 10th. He also managed to win his second PROXCT series title, second Pan American Championship title and stood on the podium at the Windham World Cup.

When Todd isn’t racing all over the world you can find him in one of three places; hanging out with his wife Meg and dog Winston, grinding it out on the golf course or hitting the dirt jump trails around Durango or his winter home of Tucson, AZ.

Achievements

2012 Marathon National Champion
2012, 2010 PROXCT National Champion
2012, 2010 Continental Champion
2012, 2010, 2001 Short Track National Champion
2012 Olympic Games 10th
2012 Windham World Cup 4th
2011 US Cyclocross National Champion
2011 La Ruta de los Conquistadores Champion
2011 Leadville Trail 100 Champion
2011 US Cross Coutry Mountain Bike National Champion
2011 Sea Otter Classic XC 1st Place
2011 World Championships 7th
2004, 2008 Olympic Games Team Member

Heat Wave

June 7, 2010

It's been scorching here in Durango the past few days. The temperatures were in the upper 90s the other day, it was awesome. Today the temps seem to have come down a bit but it's still suppose to be nice all week.

I have 2 days left on my rest block but I never seem to do too much actual rest on my breaks. I do get away from the training on the bike but end up going hiking, running, golfing, dirtbiking, etc..... Speaking of dirt bikes, I finally got mine back from HB yesterday. I had dropped it off with him in the fall b/c I was having trouble getting it started and haven't really been back sense. He's got it running great and I rode it all the way home from his house. Going 70 mph on knobies with a huge visor on the helmet isn't the most reassuring feeling.

Rude and I tore up Hilcrest yesterday, I actually played pretty well and chipped in on number five for birdie. I think we're going to get in 18 today. First I have to see Luke and check out his new muscle machine. I'm not sure how it works but you do exercises with it hooked up to your body and it makes them 500 times intense then normal. It sounds painful and Rude said it was when he used it but it stimulates muscle growth I guess.

Winston is wanting to go to the Dog Park too since it's cooler outside. He kind of melts in the heat with his black winter coat. I want to shave it off but the vet says he has very sensitive pale skin and will get sunburned with out it.

Flipper did the impossible for me at Offenburg and made it look like I was actually going pretty fast. Well here I think I'm eating a Clif Shot.

But this one I'm just suffering.

I think I've figured out my new Garmin with help from Sager and Rob Squire. It is amazing all the information you get but it's really cool when you download it to the computer and see it all laid out on the computer.

Finally, I just got the new Mountain Bike Action and I'm pumped to have made the cover. I saw some pictures of it on Facebook but now I have it in hard copy. MBA is really the only U.S. magazine that actually covers mountain bike racing. It's a good mix of XC and gravity. They actually have interviews with the riders and reports on our country's biggest races. Keep up the great work MBA.

It's time for me to clean up the garage and take Winston to the park.

I wonder what today will bring.....

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