Todd Wells 2011 Leadville Win

Specialized's TODD WELLS and REBECCA RUSCH raced to victory in the men's and women's contests at the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race in Colorado on Saturday.

Well defeated a top-notch field of endurance pro mountain bikers en route to victory. He stopped the clock at 6:23:38, the second-fastest Leadville finish time on record. Leading much of the race, he fended off the pursuit of 2010 marathon world champion Albana Lakata at 4:19 and Alex Grant at 11:54.

"The race went much better for me this year than last year," said Wells. "I took three to four weeks to prepare specifically for it. I think that made a huge difference. I was able to ride strong the whole race and beat my time from last year by eight or nine minutes. It was a much better race this year."

Wells spent much of the second half of the race off the front on his own. It was his first-ever Leadville win.

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[gcavy1]

Lot of coverage of Rebecca's race...

[ZAFfilm]

beautiful bike!

[MFper4mance]

there aren't downhill sessions?

[daviddang82]

wow 19 lbs... lighter than entry level road bikes.

[onit71]

Todd Wells is a BEAST!

[PoppoBikes]

SWEET but how did Todd look so fresh at the end....Yea I know, In SHAPE!!

[B12HELP]

19.05 pounds.. for a 29er?! that's SICK! I want it! 

[macrobiotico]

Hey Todd, congrats man! Hard race, great experience ;-)

[narsas17]

This is not a race this is a experience!!

[NewYorkPixels]

beautiful places!

[raddan31]

great job.. strong distance rider.