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

World Cup 3 Offenburg, Germany Race Report:

May 26, 2010

This past weekend I wrapped up a seven-week road trip with the World Cup in Offenburg, Germany. Offenburg is located in the black forest right on the French border next to Strassbourg. It is a stunning venue with rolling hills littered with vineyards and ancient castles.

I had the choice of going back to the U.S. after the World Cup in Hoffalize three weeks ago but I decided to stay in Europe and spend some time at the U.S. MTB development house just outside of Frieburg Germany between the races. My plans changed a little after spending

five days riding in forty-degree rain and fog. The following week had the same forecast so I opted for a quick flight to the cycling Mecca of Mallorca to log in some miles and see the sun again. Meg had just arrived the day before so we both headed south towards the sun.

Our Specialized team mechanic Sandy Gilchrist has been running cycling camps out of Mallorca for many years so he set us up with a place to stay and put us in touch with the right people. I have never ridden such fun twisty roads and seen so many cyclists in one place in my

life. It was a great trip but seemed like it ended before it even got started.

Next up was a HC UCI race in Heubach, Germany the day after we got back. The weather was exactly the same as when we left, cold and rainy. Heubach was like a mini World Cup with a super deep field and tons of spectators. I was a little tired after putting in a big week

in Mallorca.

The rain lasted until a few days before Offenburg and then the sun finally came out. The course was perfect on Wednesday but then another day of rain turned the course to mud. By the time race day rolled around the course was in perfect condition with dirt like Velcro. I

had my first good start of the World Cup this year but form seems to have cooled off after a great start to the season. The lights went out very early on in the race and I struggled just to get to the finish line. My teammate Christoph Sauser flew the flag for the team though

with a great forth place podium finish.

I have one more race this weekend, the Mellow Johnys Classic PRO XCT in Texas and then I’ve got a much needed break before I start building up for the second half of the season.

Thanks for your support…..

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