Davison and Wells wrap up 2013 Pro XCT titles

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Todd Wells (Specialized) riding in third place behind Jeremiah Bishop

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Lea Davison (Specialized) entering the woods

Riding on her home turf in Vermont, 2012 Olympian Lea Davison (Specialized Racing) used the crowd's inspiration to coast to victory at the Specialized Catamount Classic in Williston, Vermont this weekend and sew up the 2013 women's title of the USA Cycling Pro Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT). Davison's Specialized teammate Todd Wells (Specialized Racing) captured the men's title in an exciting finish on the Catamount Classic course.

Davison and Wells target Pro XCT titles in Vermont

Plaxton wins Catamount Classic Pro XCT

Davison wins Catamount Classic Pro XCT

Davison's win was her third straight victory on the Pro XCT tour as she solidified her place atop the Pro XCT women's standings with 1160 total points. Despite an off day on Saturday, Chloe Woodruff (Crankbrothers Race Club) held on for second place in the standings with 895 points, while Erica Tingey (Jamis) finished third with 752 points. Moving into the top five by virtue of their performances at the Catamount Classic were Judy Freeman (Crankbrothers Race Club) and Amanda Sin (Scott - 3 Rox Racing). Freeman finishes fourth in the standings with 691 points, followed by Sin with 614 points.

Wells entered the Pro XCT final with just a 70-point lead on Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale), but outsprinted his rival for third place in a thrilling finishing stretch of the Catamount Classic to secure the title in the Pro XCT men's standings. Wells finishes the campaign with 1560 points to Bishop's 1455. The rest of the men's top five also remained unchanged after the dust settled at the Catamount Classic. Stephen Ettinger (BMC Mountain Bike Racing) holds down third place with 805 points, followed by Ryan Woodall (Top Gear Bicycles) in fourth with 660 points and Mitchell Hoke (Kenda/Felt) in fifth with 645 points.

The performances by Davison and Wells secured the team title for Specialized Racing in the Pro XCT team standings, as they topped the field with 2800 points. The team from Sho-Air/Cannondale gave them a run right to the bitter end, finishing second with 2616 points. Rounding out the top five in the team standings are Trek Factory in third with 1425 points, BMC Development in fourth with 1365 points, and Luna Pro Team in fifth with 940 points.

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Final series standings are below.

2013 Pro XCT Final Standings

Men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Standings
1	Todd Wells	1560	pts
2	Jeremiah Bishop	1455
3	Stephen Ettinger	805
4	Ryan Woodall	660
5	Mitchell Hoke	645
6	Howard Grotts*	540
7	Derek Zandstra	530
8	Max Plaxton	525
9	Kerry Werner*	456
10	Benjamin Sonntag	433
11	Russell Finsterwald*	431
12	Geoff Kabush	350
13	Cameron Jette	338
14	Antoine Caron*	305
15	Sam Schultz	280
16	Ryan Trebon	275
17	Casey Williams*	273
18	Daniel Mcconnell	250
19	Colin Cares	240
20	Robert Mccarty	239
21	Menso De Jong	227
22	Zachary Valdez*	224
23	Joseph Maloney	204
24	Alexander Grant	201
25	Raphael Gagne	200
26	Tristan Uhl	195
27	Kohei Yamamoto	185
28	Miguel Martinez	175
29	Ernie Watenpaugh	168
30	Rotem Ishay	158
31	Cameron Dodge*	150
32	Cole Oberman	148
33	Adam Morka	144
34	Barry Wicks	130
34	Justin Lindine	130
34	Cameron Jette	130
37	William Melone	129
38	Jacob Albrecht*	128
39	Payson Mcelveen*	125
40	Lukas Flückiger	115
41	Travis	110
42	Brian Matter	107
43	Richard Cypress Gorry*	102
44	Mitchell Bailey*	100
44	Leandre Bouchard*	100
46	Macky Franklin	98
46	Kris Sneddon	98
48	Tristan Schouten	90
48	Christoph Sauser	90
48	Spencer Paxson	90
48	Peter Glassford	90
52	Shawn Milne	89
53	Tristan Cowie	86
54	Sepp Kuss*	85
55	Victor Alber	80
56	Peter Glassford	77
57	Nicholas Waite	75
57	Troy Wells	75
57	Jason Sager	75
60	Omar Fraser	70
61	Thomas Turner	69
62	Hector Riveros	65
63	Clinton Claassen	64
64	Christopher Hamlin	60
64	Sid Taberlay	60
64	Corey Stelljes	60
67	Jason Siegle	57
68	Keegan Swenson*	55
68	Emil Lindgren	55
68	Casey Williams	55
68	Benjamin Forbes*	55
72	Alexandre Vialle*	52
73	Drew Edsall	51
74	Samuel Morrison	50
74	Gian Dalle Angelini	50
74	Michael Zanetti*	50
77	Nathan Guerra	46
78	Gered Dunne	45
78	Jeremy Martin*	45
80	David Flaten*	44
81	Sean Leader	43
82	Josejuan Escarcega	40
82	Zach Mcdonald*	40
82	Elliot Reinecke	40
82	Colin Osborn	40
82	Sean Donovan	40
87	Charles Jenkins	38
87	Cody Cupp*	38
87	Kalan Beisel	38
87	Ryan Standish*	38
91	Ivan Lizardi	37
92	Miguel Valadez	36
92	Darrin Braun	36
92	Christian Favata	36
92	Dirk Peters	36
96	Garet Steinmetz	35
96	Alex Ryan	35
98	Filippo Barbieri	33
99	Taylor Smith*	32
99	Connor Mccutcheon*	32
101	Joel Titius*	30
101	Ben Parsons	30
101	Michiel Van Der Heijden*	30
104	Mathieu Bilodeau	29
104	Jakub Valigura	29
106	Kenneth Hall*	28
106	Skyler Trujillo*	28
106	Ryan Chandler	28
106	Sam Chovan	28
110	David Hanes	26
110	Gerald Drummond*	26
112	Craig Wohlschlaeger	25
112	Michael Danish	25
114	Steven Noble*	24
114	Davis Bentley*	24
114	Thomas Sampson	24
114	Ignacio Torres*	24
118	John Curry	23
118	Daniel Sturm	23
118	Matt Gordon	23
121	Ryan Geiger*	22
121	Connor Bell*	22
121	Tyler Gauthier	22
121	Bryan Fawley	22
121	Robert Mccarty	22
126	Kevin Bradford-Parish	21
126	Mike Montalbano	21
126	Phil Grove	21
126	Tanner Hurst*	21
126	Adam Looney	21
126	Riley Howard*	21
132	Ben Williams	20
132	Justin Piontek	20
132	Matt Butterfield	20
135	Toby Meierbachtol	19
135	Jeremy Martin*	19
135	Zachary Morrey	19
138	Osias Lozano	18
138	Jonathan Sundt	18
138	Jordan Kahlenberg	18
138	Eric Thompson	18
138	Dana Weber	18
143	Conrad Stoltz	17
143	Martin Cox	17
143	Kyle Taylor	17
143	Mike Phillips	17
147	Matthew Williams	16
147	Jaroslav Kulhavy	16
147	Isaac Neff	16
150	Ely Woody	15
150	Greg Krieger*	15
152	Michael Hosey	14
152	Derek Hermon	14
152	Carl Decker	14
152	Dallas Fowler	14
156	Eliel Anttila*	13
156	Lewis Gaffney*	13
158	Jim Hewett	12
158	Nathan Brown	12
158	Samuel Amberiadis	12
161	Joel Shehan	11
161	Noah Tautfest	11
161	Blake Harlan	11
164	Brendan Mccormack*	10
164	Keith Hargis	10
164	Matthew Freeman	10
164	Brad Wilhelm	10
168	Billy Wood	9
168	Juancarlos Nunezgalvan*	9
170	Paul Freiwald	8
171	Miguel Ramos	6
171	Nick Truitt	6
171	Josh Carlson	6
174	Garnet Vertican	5
174	Hal Helbock	5
176	Craig Kunz	4
177	Sam Gross*	3
178	Thomas Bundgaard	2
178	Wiley Mosley	2
180	Alex Wild*	1

Women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Standings
1	Lea Davison	1160	pts
2	Chloe Woodruff	895
3	Erica Tingey	752
4	Judy Freeman	691
5	Amanda Sin	614
6	Pua Mata	600
7	Erin Huck	580
8	Evelyn Dong	560
9	Emily Batty	445
10	Annie Last	375
11	Shayna Powless*	358
12	Catherine Pendrel	330
13	Teal Stetson-Lee	319
14	Larissa Fitchett	313
15	Nina Baum	300
16	Crystal Anthony	295
17	Katerina Nash	290
18	Rebecca Gross	275
19	Rebecca Henderson*	265
20	Lesley Paterson	250
21	Emily Shields*	248
22	Jamie Busch	231
23	Christina Gokey-Smith	230
24	Sarah Kaufmann	191
25	Amy Beisel	190
26	Maureen Bruno Roy	185
27	Caroline Mani	178
27	Haley Smith*	178
29	Mary Mcconneloug	175
29	Marianne Vos	175
31	Erica Zaveta	165
32	Bryna Blanchard	161
33	Annika Langvad	150
34	Maghalie Rochette*	142
35	Rose Grant	120
35	Maghalie Rochette*	120
37	Georgia Gould	115
38	Amanda Carey	112
39	Abby Strigel	105
39	Karlee Gendron*	105
41	Mikaela Kofman	100
41	Catherine Peacock	100
41	Anna Beck	100
41	Kelli Emmett	100
45	Erin Alders	97
46	Jeanann Berkenpas	90
47	Nicole Thiemann	85
47	Amy Dombroski	85
49	Alexis Skarda	80
49	Tereza Hurikova	80
51	Kaila Hart*	77
52	Lisa Uranga	76
53	Cayley Brooks*	75
54	Krista Park	70
54	Jane Pearson	70
54	Cindy Montambault	70
57	Beth Utley	69
58	Victoria Barclay	65
59	Kata Skaggs	62
60	Vanessa Humic	61
61	Sarah Ruth Jansen	55
61	Katherine Sherwin	55
63	Sydney Fox	50
63	Elisa Otter	50
63	Jill Behlen*	50
66	Deidre York*	45
66	Elizabeth English	45
66	Cooper Dendel*	45
69	Heidi Rentz	44
70	Anna Dvorak	40
70	Deyanira Guerrero	40
72	Sarah Sturm	38
73	Kelsey Withrow	35
74	Lisa Krayer	34
74	Catherine Harnden*	34
76	Linnea Dixson*	30
77	Andreane Lanthier Nadeau*	28
78	Lisa Curry	24
79	Mical Dyck	22
80	Lorenza Morfin	19
81	Rebecca Rusch	18
82	Laura Bietola*	11
83	Selene Yeager	10
84	Haley Smith*	9
85	Tracy Moseley	8

Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Standings
1	Specialized Racing	2800	pts
2	Sho-Air/Cannondale	2616
3	Trek Factory Racing	1425
4	BMC Development	1365
5	Luna Pro Team	940

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