Todd Wells
I started racing mountain bikes in the fall of 1994. I won the collegiate National Championships in 1995 and 1996 for Fort Lewis College. In 1996 I also started racing with the Specialized Mountain Dew team and won the inaugural Semi Pro Norba National Series Title. In 1997 I turned Pro and raced the NORBA series, U-23 World Championships, and domestic World Cups until 98. I took a few years off cycling, finished college in Arizona and got a “real” job with IBM. I quickly realized racing bikes was more fun then working and started training again. I started racing again in the middle 2000 and joined the Mongoose Hyundai team at the end of year to race World Cups, NORBAs and cyclocross. In 2003 I switched to the GT team and have ridden for them until switching back to Specialized this year. Over the years I have won two cyclocross national titles, one mountain bike short track national title and been a member of two Olympic teams. I have won NORBAs, numerous UCI cyclocross races and stood on my first World Cup podium this year. I am looking forward to adding to my list of achievements over the next three years with the Specialized Factory Team.
Achievements
| 2011 US Cyclocross National Champion |
| 2011 La Ruta de los Conquistadores 1st Place |
| 2011 Leadville Trail 100 1st Place |
| 2011 US Cross Coutry Mountain Bike National Champion |
| 2011 Sea Otter Classic XC 1st Place |
World Cup #2, Offenburg Germany 2009
April 27, 2009Offenburg has to be one the best World Cups we do all year. The crowds are second only to Houffalize, maybe. The course has good climbs, steep descents with rocks and roots and spectators everywhere. We wind through the black forest but also the vineyards and sports fields in the area. All and all it’s a great course.
We had some big travel coming from Sea Otter on Monday but the rest of our week was very relaxing. Claire is giving us great rubs, Sandy and Dylan keep the bikes running smooth and Beno keeps it all together.
The week flew by and the race was there before I knew it. I had a third row start but moved up quick and made the lead group right after the start loop. Things were going well for me until midway through lap four of seven. Absalon had attacked on lap three and Burry and Susi were trying to bridge across. I was sitting in what was left of the chase group of forth through ninth when I cut my tire right on the bead. I tried to seal it with the Big Air but that didn’t work and I couldn’t get the tube inflated either. I was about as far from the tech zone as you could get on the course so my race was over.
It felt great to be part of the race again but very frustrating not to be able to finish it off. Susi also had to abandon after crashing on lap five and snapping off both brake levers in a strange crash.
Burry had another great race finishing forth after riding in second for most of the later portion of the race. He even had to come back from a puncture on the first lap that he got only meters from the tech zone. It would have been a really quick change but Dylan was stuck in the tech zone on the opposite side of the course because there was no break in the 220 riders to get to Burry on the other side. He also won the U-23 and built up his lead in the U-23 overall. Next weekend is Houffalize and I’m just hoping for the same legs as this past weekend with a little bit better luck.
Thanks for your support.
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World Cup #3 Nove Mesto, CZ
May 16, 2012 -
2012 Continental Championship Race Report
April 9, 2012 -
PROXCT #1 Mellow Johnnys
March 5, 2012 -
La Ruta De Los Conquistadors
November 7, 2011 -
CO CX Classic/Boulder Cup
October 31, 2011 -
Cross Vegas/ Star Crossed/ Rapha Foucs GP
September 19, 2011 -
MTB World Championships
September 7, 2011 -
Champery
August 25, 2011 -
World Cup Final, Val di Sole
August 23, 2011 -
Leadville 100
August 15, 2011 -
National Championships
July 19, 2011 -
World Cup #4, Windham
July 13, 2011 -
World Cup #4 Mt St Anne
July 5, 2011 -
Rest Week
June 7, 2011 -
World Cup #2, Dalby Forest
May 24, 2011 -
Mellow Johnnys
May 2, 2011 -
World Cup #1, South Africa 4/23:
April 26, 2011 -
Sea Otter Classic PROXCT
April 19, 2011 -
Continental Championships Bogotá, Colombia
April 4, 2011 -
Fontana PRO XCT Race
March 28, 2011 -
Bonelli Park Race Report:
March 15, 2011 -
2011
March 2, 2011 -
Cyclocross National Championship
December 14, 2010 -
Jingle Cross CX Race Report:
November 30, 2010 -
Fort Collins USGP
November 16, 2010 -
Iceman Cometh
November 8, 2010 -
Colorado Cyclocross Classic/ Boulder Cup
November 2, 2010 -
USGP of Cyclocross 3,4
October 26, 2010 -
World Championships Race Report:
September 7, 2010 -
The Weight of Leadville
August 17, 2010 -
Leadville 100
August 16, 2010 -
Mornings
August 7, 2010 -
Dumping
August 5, 2010 -
World Cup 5 Val di Sole
August 2, 2010 -
SWAT
July 29, 2010 -
Crash
July 27, 2010 -
World Cup 4 Champery, Switzerland:
July 27, 2010 -
Jet Lag
July 22, 2010 -
U.S. National Championship
July 19, 2010 -
Yeah!
July 17, 2010 -
U-23 Day
July 16, 2010 -
Grandby
July 14, 2010 -
It seems like I was just writing about
July 12, 2010 -
That was Awesome
July 7, 2010 -
Cascade
July 5, 2010 -
4th of July Weekend
July 3, 2010 -
Moloas to Cascade
July 1, 2010 -
Busy Day
June 29, 2010 -
Still Going
June 29, 2010 -
Subaru Cup PRO XCT
June 28, 2010 -
XC Wisconsin
June 26, 2010 -
Wisconsin PRO XCT
June 25, 2010 -
Heat Wave
June 7, 2010 -
Cool Race
June 5, 2010 -
Mellow Johnny’s PRO XCT
June 1, 2010 -
World Cup 3 Offenburg, Germany Race Report:
May 26, 2010 -
Sleep Training
May 19, 2010 -
Blue Sky
May 19, 2010 -
Mallorca
May 10, 2010 -
World Cup #1 Dalby Forest UK
April 27, 2010 -
Sea Otter Classic 2010
April 20, 2010 -
Specialized HQ
April 15, 2010 -
Continental Championships Race Report:
April 12, 2010 -
Haps
April 6, 2010 -
Fontana Pro XCT Race Report:
March 29, 2010 -
California
March 22, 2010 -
Laguna Beach
March 16, 2010 -
Boneli Park, CA Triple Crown #1 3/13-14 Race Report:
March 15, 2010 -
Adios Tucson
March 8, 2010 -
Base
February 26, 2010 -
Super Bowl Sunday
February 8, 2010 -
This is Getting Ridiculous
January 28, 2010 -
Cyclocross National Championship
December 15, 2009 -
USGP Finals Portland, OR.
December 7, 2009 -
Days Left
December 2, 2009 -
Jingle Cross Rock
November 30, 2009 -
Google It
November 24, 2009 -
USGP 5/6 Mercer Cup N.J.
November 16, 2009 -
Tire Testing
November 10, 2009 -
Weekend....
November 10, 2009 -
No Iceman
November 5, 2009 -
So things aren't looking too good for me
November 4, 2009 -
Sunny Days
November 2, 2009 -
Rain
October 23, 2009 -
Weather Change
October 23, 2009 -
Roosting
October 15, 2009 -
Monday Night Football:
October 15, 2009 -
Rough Ride
October 12, 2009 -
Training:
October 5, 2009 -
Durango
October 5, 2009 -
World Cup Champery Switzerland
September 14, 2009 -
2009 MTB World Championship
September 8, 2009 -
US Cup PRO XC Finals Windham, NY
August 17, 2009 -
Mt Snow PRO XCT/STXC
August 10, 2009 -
World Cup #6 Bromont, Canada
August 4, 2009 -
The World Cup returned.....
July 27, 2009 -
US National Championships Grandby, CO
July 20, 2009 -
The Tour has finally started....
July 6, 2009 -
Teva Games/ Pro XCT #4 Race Report:
June 15, 2009 -
US PROXCT Race Report
June 2, 2009 -
World Cup #4 Madrid Spain
May 27, 2009 -
World Cup #2, Offenburg Germany 2009
April 27, 2009 -
Sea Otter Classic 2009
April 22, 2009 -
2009 SA WC #1
April 15, 2009



