Davison and Plaxton top final US Pro XCT standings

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Lea Davison (Specialized) descends "the wall" with a lead over Katerina Nash (Luna) (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)

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Max Plaxton (Specialized) chases Sam Schultz (Subaru Trek) (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)

Lea Davison (Specialized) won the final race on USA Cycling's Pro Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT) calendar (Pro XCT), the Missoula XC on Marshall Mountain in Missoula, Montana to overcome a 10-point deficit to Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) and top the final women's standings. Despite hometown hero Sam Schultz (Subaru-Trek) winning the last race on the US Pro XCT schedule, Max Plaxton (Specialized USA Factory Racing) topped the men's standings.

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Todd Wells (Specialized Factory Racing) finished between Plaxton and Schultz in the final standings. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Trek) finished fourth, 30 points ahead of Adam Craig (Rabobank-Giant).

Davison and Gould were followed by Emily Batty (Subaru-Trek) in third place while Chloe Forsman (BMC MTB Development Team) placed fourth and Krista Park (Cannondale-No Tubes) finished fifth in the final women's Pro XCT standings.

In earning her first win on the Pro XCT, Davison was nearly two minutes faster than her closest competitor, Heather Irmiger (Subaru-Trek), and three minutes faster than Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) in the final results. Nash took a slight lead on the second of the four-lap women's contest. Davison capitalized on Nash riding off the singletrack to take the lead and never relinquished it. Proving to be the fastest climber and a strong descender, Davison gradually expanded her lead throughout the remaining two laps of the race.

Schultz won with a time of 1:18:49, one minute faster than his teammate Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Trek) and 2:34 faster than series winner Plaxton. The top three finishers in the final results stayed together through the first four of five laps of a course that has a lot of steep climbing, sharp descents and not a lot of recovery. Schultz countered to regain the lead and maintain his advantage through the descents, although the three riders stayed tightly packed. Schultz emerged in front on the final lap and, using the raucous energy from friends and family scattered throughout the course, rode away from Plaxton and Horgan-Kobelski for the win.

See Cyclingnews' full coverage of the US Pro XCT finals in Missoula, Montana.

US Pro XCT final standings

Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Max Plaxton	1140	pts
2	Todd Wells	910
3	Sam Schultz	890
4	Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski	750
5	Adam Craig	720
6	Stephen Ettinger	630
7	Sid Taberlay	590
8	Spencer Paxson	565
9	Jeremiah Bishop	560
10	Geoff Kabush	480
11	Rotem Ishay	445
12	Adam Morka	420
13	Barry Wicks	300
14	Kerry Werner	259
15	Ryan Woodall	256
16	Mitchell Hoke	254
17	Raphael Gagne	250
18	Carl Decker	250
19	Ryan Trebon	210
20	Ignacio Torres	202
21	Tj Woodruff	189
22	Kris Sneddon	188
23	Troy Wells	187
24	Jason Sager	185
25	Jack Hinkens	174
26	Juan Carlos Herndandez	160
27	Drew Edsall	158
28	Peter Glassford	155
29	Justin Lindine	142
30	Lachlan Norris	130
31	Derek Zandstra	130
32	Dana Weber	112
33	Benjamin Sonntag	85
34	Seamus Powell	80
35	Thomas Turner	80
36	John Curry	80
37	Bryson Perry	72
38	Colton Andersen	70
39	Colin Cares	69
40	Russell Finsterwald	66
41	Alejando Barajas	55
42	Emmanuel Valencia	52
43	Brad Bingham	50
44	Tristan Schouten	50
45	Vincent Lombardi	50
46	Brian Matter	45
47	Rick Wetherald	42
48	Jesse Anthony	40
49	Matt Gordon	40
50	John Nobil	40
51	Miguel Valadez	39
52	Bryan Fawley	35
53	Nathan Guerra	35
54	Kalan Beisel	35
55	Joshua Carlson	32
56	Ben Parsons	30
57	Mitch Bailey	30
58	Antoine Caron	28
59	Blake Harlan	28
60	Adam Snyder	28
61	Kevin Fish	26
62	Mike Phillips	26
63	Thomas Sampson	25
64	Francis Morin	24
65	Brandon Draugelis	24
66	Zachary Valdez	23
67	Eric Batty	23
68	Lukas Buchli	22
69	Tad Elliott	20
70	Jose Juan Escarcega	20
71	Brian Van Ulden	20
72	Phil Grove	18
73	Jeff Herrera	18
74	Ben Bostrom	18
75	Jorge Munoz	18
76	Cody Kaiser	16
77	Brady Kappius	16
78	Tyson Wagler	16
79	Sean Donovan	14
80	Jason Siegle	14
81	Aaron Elwell	12
82	David Tinker Juarez	12
83	Peter Ostroski	10
84	Marton Blazso	10
85	Aaron Bradford	9
86	Lucas Brusseau	9
87	Kevin Bradford-Paris	8
88	Martin Cox	8
89	Kevin Smallman	8
90	Jason Young	7
91	Andy Schultz	6
92	Tim Allen	6
93	John Rines	6
94	Ken Onodera	5
95	Craig Wohlschlae	5
96	Brent Gorman	4
97	Anthony Sinyard	4
98	Ned Overend	4
99	Blake Zumbrunnen	3
100	Menso De Jong	3
101	Graham Aldredge	3
102	Jim Hewett	3
103	Ronald Stawicki	3
104	Wiley Mosley	2
105	Colin Osborn	2
106	Darrin Braun	1
107	David Hanes	1

Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lea Davison	1090	pts
2	Georgia Gould	910
3	Emily Batty	880
4	Chloe Forsman	810
5	Krista Park	738
6	Heather Irmiger	700
7	Judy Freeman	595
8	Sarah Kaufmann	486
9	Zephanie Blasi	470
10	Kelli Emmett	400
11	Catherine Pendrel	390
12	Carolyn Popovic	351
13	Katerina Nash	350
14	Erica Zaveta	345
15	Amanda Carey	340
16	Daniela Campuzano Chavez	328
17	Kathy Sherwin	320
18	Nina Baum	300
19	Lydia Tanner	172
20	Teal Stetson-Lee	170
21	Marie-Helen Premont	160
22	Pua Mata	140
23	Amanda Sin	130
24	Linnea Koons	128
25	Mical Dyck	120
26	Laura Lorenza Morfin Ma Couzet	110
27	Shannon Gibson	105
28	Kaila Hart	94
29	Kelsy Bingham	90
30	Sarah Maile	85
31	Jenna Rinehart	80
32	Erica Tingey	70
33	Deyanira Guerrero	69
34	Abby Strigel	60
35	Laura Bietola	55
36	Bryna Blanchard	55
37	Rebecca Rusch	50
38	Catherine Vipond	45
39	Aleksandra Mooradian	35
40	Susan Stephens	35
41	Susan Butler	30
42	Kim Eppen	28
43	Danelle Kabush	28
44	Kristina Laforge	26
45	Melanie Colavito	24
46	Alice Pennington	24
47	Meghan Korol	22
48	Lisa Krayer	20
49	Rebecca Beaumont	20
50	Brandi Heisterman	18
51	Maren Cosens	16
52	Susan Juedes	14
53	Rebecca Blatt	12
54	Caroline Mani	10
55	Anna Fortner	9
56	Caley Brooks	8
57	Laura Winberry	7