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

Moloas to Cascade

July 1, 2010

Rude and I had an action packed day up here at Cascade. To start with, Cascade is pretty dead this time of year. I think there are about ten cars in the entire complex parking lot which probably has over a hundred units. Anyway, I'm enjoying this laid back off time at the resort. It seems like we would have tons of time and get bored but yesterday seemed to fly by.

We got out the door by 10am for our Molas/Cascade ride. Most of the time you're at about 11,000 ft but there are times we were up at 12,000 ft. Thunder storms roll in fast up there so you could start out with clear blue sky but an hour later be pinned down under some rock with your rain jacked pulled over you head. We had great weather all day though. We came down Engine Creek Trail, a way I had never been before. I was wishing I had a 160 rotor on the rear by the bottom but we made it on problems. Here is the loop, notice the elevation on the topo.

 

Once we got back we were off again to jump the pools here at Cascade. The pools are about 500 feet from where we're staying. First you climb down a steep dirt slope in flip flops to get to the creek. Then you climb some sketchy wet rocks to get to the first pool. The drop is about 10 feet but you have to go down this natural rock slide because if you just jump the pool isn't deep enough. The next pool requires you to scale the side of the canyon up to the next jump point. This is also about a 10 foot jump and you barely touch bottom when you land. The last pool is the biggest and maybe 15 feet to the biggest pool that you don't touch bottom on. The whole creek where you can jump is a big slot canyon so once you do the first pool, the only way to get out is to jump the next ones. The water was pretty cold and there isn't much light in the canyon. The hike out is about 10 more minutes of steep traversing with flip flops flying off for much of the climb. It is a lot of fun but also a bit of work too.

Next up was a nap that didn't take and then we were off to DMR to watch the DEVO short track. The German took a commanding win over Snoodle and GC. They rode together for half the race before the German pulled away. Meg and Winston also came up for the STXC and then we all hit the Sow's Ear for dinner. We had one of the most unfriendly waitresses I've ever had, especially since the place is really expensive. I was pretty disappointed with the dinner but at least I didn't eat too much.

The altitude was hitting winston hard last night because the guy wouldn't stop panting for most of the night. Rude and I are off to ride the Engineer trail now and then back down to civilization.

I wonder if we'll make it on the river today....

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