Wells wins Sea Otter short track

Todd Wells (Specialized) raced to victory in the elite men's short track race at the Sea Otter Classic on Friday.  The US short track national champion defeated US cross country national champion Stephen Ettinger (BMC) and marathon world champion Christoph Sauser (Specialized).

Wells was never further back than third the entire race and he led the charge to the line while Ettinger and Sauser sprinted each other for the second spot.

Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox) finished fourth ahead of Russell Finsterwald (SRAM Troy Lee Designs) to round out the top five.

Full Results

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Todd Wells (USA) Specialized S Racing
2Stephen Ettinger (USA) BMC
3Christoph Sauser (Swi) Specialized S Racing
4Geoff Kabush (Can) Scott 3-Rox
5Russell Finsterwald (USA) Sram Troy Lee Designs
6Evan Guthrie (Can) Norco Factory
7Barry Wicks (USA) Kona
8Mitchell Hoke (USA) The Pros Closet
9Troy Wells (USA) Team Cliff Bar
10Kerry Werner (USA) BMC Project Dirt
11Howard Grotts (USA) Specialized Racing XC
12Derek Zandstra (Can) Scott 3 Rox Racing
13Marc-Antoine Nadon (Can) Scott-3Rox Racing
14Andrew Watson (Can) Norco Factory
15Cody Kaiser (USA) Muscle Milk Specialized
16Unknown
17Justin Lindine (USA) Redline / NBX
18Ben Berden (Bel) Raleigh Clement
19Ryan Woodall (USA) The Pros Closet / Stans
20Rotem Ishay (USA)
21Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona
22Menso De Jong (USA) Team Clif Bar Cycling
23Ryan Geiger (USA) FRM Factory Racing
24Patrick Chartrand (Can) Rocky Mountain Factory
25Gareth Feldstein (USA) Cannondale Muscle Milk
26Sepp Kuss (USA) BMC Project Dirt
27Frantisek Rabon CZ19830926 Specialized Racing
28Tom Sampson (USA) Adigga Racing
29Jason Sager (USA) Backcountry.com
30Kalan Beisel (USA) Giant Tuffshed
31Marc-Andrt Daigle (Can) Garnean Quebecor
32Bryson Perry (USA) Dna Cycling
33Jamey Driscoll (USA) Raleigh Clement
34Elliot Reinecke (USA) Velo Hangar/Focus Bikes
35Travis Woodruff (USA) Backcountry.Com Bike Team
36Bryan Alders (USA) Marin Bikes
37Brodie Stringer (USA) Team Baghouse
38Lewis Gaffney (USA) American Classic
39Alex Wild (USA) Trailhead Racing Specialized
40Brady Kappius (USA) Clif Bar Cycling
41Clint Claassen (USA) Santa Cruz Fox
42Jason Moeschler (USA) Wtb Cannondale
43Robert Marion (USA) American Classic
44Spencer Paxson (USA)
45Quinn Moberg (Can) Rocky Mountain Factory
46Gustavo Pedroza (Mex) Ellin Cyling Team
47Charles Jenkins (USA) Khs Cytomax Esi
48Drew Edsall (USA) The Pros Closet/Stans
49Justin Desilets (USA) No Team
50Will Curtis (USA) Santa Cruz / X-Fusion
51Yuki Ikeda (Jpn) Topeak Ergon
52Joseph Clemenzi (USA) Sports Garage Cycling
53Jim Hewett (USA) Osmo
54Jordane Gauthier-Bea (Can) Power Watts Nord
55Matthew Tyler Turner (USA) Summit Utah Devo
56Danny Mcnaughton (USA) Eden Bicycles Racing Club
57Colby Pastore (USA) Santa Cruz / X-Fusion
58Anibal Valadez (Mex) Ellin Cycling Team
59Trey Jarno (Est) Bear Valley Bikes
60Eliel Anttila (USA) UC Berkeley

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Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.

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