Todd Wells

The Specialized rider triumphs in the first two stages at the six-day Breck Epic race

Former winners will take a shot at Leadville on Saturday under potentially heavy skies

Plaxton and Davison win the final series event at the Catamount Classic in Vermont

The two-time Olympian attacks late and hangs on for the victory at Bear Creek Resort

Mountain bike racing pays the bills, and his team wants Wells fresh for the fat-tire circuit in 2013

American Todd Wells finished strong but couldn't defend his 2011 title

Defending champ Wells now hopes for a stage win, but adds: "If I’m anything like yesterday or today it will be tough"

American Pua Mata was having fun, but defending champ Todd Wells was finding the competition a little faster this year

Defending champion not certain a wild ride at the Langkawi stage race and a cyclocross weekend will be enough to defend title

Todd Wells and Pua Mata won the marathon national championships, held Saturday in Bend, Oregon

From a genocide survivor to tributes to Connie Carpenter, here are our top five highs from the 2012 London mountain bike Olympics

Americans Todd Wells and Sam Schultz posted the best results ever by U.S. men in Olympic mountain bike competition

Americans Todd Wells and Sam Schultz posted the best results ever by U.S. men in Olympic mountain bike competition

Gould, Davison, Wells and Schultz prepare for their Olympic bids

Have a peek at Wells' bike for London under the microscope with Caley Fretz

Have a peek at Wells' bike for London under the microscope with Caley Fretz

Gould, Wells, Davison and Schultz will wear throwback kits in London

After ceding the stars and stripes in the cross country race, the other members of the Olympic team take national titles in the short track

Georgia Gould once again placed the highest bid on the sought-after American Olympic slots with the best placing this year by an American in the 2012 World Cup

Todd Wells shares what was going through his head while he pummeled his competition this year