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

Fontana PRO XCT Race

March 28, 2011

The second round of the PRO XCT stopped in Fontana, CA this past weekend. It was a big weekend in Fontana as both the PRO XCT and NASCAR were in town. It was also a strange weekend with temperatures in the low sixties, lots of clouds and even a little rain, which is a big contrast to the usual ninety-degree temperatures and relentless wind and dust.

The course was similar to the past but the main climb was doubled in length. That made the steep grunt tough but the perfect course conditions from the rain helped even things out. There was zero dust and perfect traction on the normally dusty, sandy course and the normal braking bumps and ruts were nonexistent.

There was a big group at the end of the first of five laps but it was quickly whittled down to six or seven when Kabush attacked on the second lap. He was brought back by the start of the third lap and we were a group of five when Plaxton went to the front at the top of the main climb and launched his race-winning move. Bishop managed to hang with him for a bit but eventually faded and that left me in a sandwich with the Trek guys. I tried to attack on the last lap but Sam Shultz countered on the steepest part of the climb and I had to settle for forth. It was a great day though with my teammate Max Plaxton taking the win.

The short track was on Sunday and I was looking for some redemption from the day before. The course was super fast with no real climb and tons of drafting. I attacked a few times but we were still a big group of seven or eight going into the last lap. I tangled with Kabush a little going into a 180-degree corner and lost my momentum right when the race winning attack went. Plaxton squeaked by JHK right before the single track and rode in for his second victory in two days. I was stuck behind Kabush who was riding a flat tire and just squeaked by him at the finish for fifth place. It was an exciting STXC with lots of tactics and group racing.

I’m excited the season is finally getting into full swing and looking forward to trying to defend my title at the Continental Championships next weekend in the thin air Bogota, Colombia.

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