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Granby, Colo. (July 18, 2010) – Competition wrapped up at the SolVista Bike Park on Sunday astwenty more national champions were crowned in short track cross country, Super D, and downhill racing. Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./Specialized) grabbed his second national title of the weekend in the pro men’s short track while Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Planet Bike) powered to the win in the women’s race.
Todd Wells capped off a stellar weekend of racing with a second national title on Sunday. After winning the cross country event on Saturday, the Colorado rider powered his way to another Stars-and-Stripes jersey in the pro men’s short track event, again finishing ahead of silver medalist Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek). Wells set a super-fast pace at the front, and despite an impressive chase effort by JHK and Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont./Subaru-Trek), his pace simply couldn’t be matched.
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