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

Champery

August 25, 2011

So we have been hanging out in Champery all week since Val di Sole. Val di Sole was right below the Passo Tonale.

We had an awesome authentic Italian dinner our last night there. We got invited to one of Benno's friend's hotel. It was some of the best pasta I've ever had.

Since getting to Champery we have been logging in some serious laps on the World Champs course. It is a short 4 KM technical circuit that has 1, 2 minute climb and 1, 1 minute climb, the rest either downhill or flat with tons of roots. It is 1 of our best courses.

It is somewhat of a "Couples Retreat" here in Switzerland with Burry having Cherise here and Lene having Sondra. I do have Sandy "AKA Dirty Dog" and Jonny though. Cherise has been working over Burry on her roadbike.

I also got a new Epic when we got here. It is definitely going to be my race bike of choice for World Champs. The big wheels and plush suspension soak up all the roots and rocks. The Brain locks everything out though for the steep climbs, couldn't think of any other bike I would rather race.

And finally, this one is for Meg, Swiss Recycling!

Today we're off to Bern for a Racer Bike Cup night race. The race is a UCI C1 event in the middle of the city of Bern. It's a 1 hr crit through the city with some stairs and jumps put in so a MTB is must. We're not in Leadville anymore. No time for musettes, only water bottles.

1 last leadville pic, warping through the thin air.

I wonder what Meg and Winston are doing right now.....

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