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Todd Wells (Specialized Racing Xc) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Chloe Woodruff (Crank Brothers) was one of the race favorites today (Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)

Todd Wells (Specialized Racing) raced to victory at the Bump 'N Grind on June 2, in Birmingham, Alabama, to keep the top spot in the USA Cycling Pro Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT) men's standings, while Chloe Woodruff (Crankbrothers Race Club 11) stayed on top of the women's standings.

Woodruff takes over lead of women's US Pro XCT standings

Wells moves into Pro XCT lead after Sea Otter Classic

Wells and Mata win Bump N' Grind Pro XCT

Men

With his victory in Birmingham, Wells extended his series lead from 10 to 35 points over Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale). Bishop finished second to Wells at the Bump 'N Grind, giving Wells an 830-795 advantage in the season standings.

The rest of the top five men also remained unchanged with Benjamin Sonntag (American Interbanc) holding on to third place with 433 points after finishing fifth in Birmingham, Ryan Woodall (Top Gear Bicycles) maintained his fourth-place position with a sixth-place finish and now has 375 points, and Sam Schultz (Trek Factory Racing) retains fifth place with 280 points.

Women

Erica Tingey (Jamis) vaulted up to second place in the Pro XCT women's standings by virtue of her third-place showing at Bump 'N Grind, and now trails standings leader Woodruff by 50 points. Woodruff has 505 points on the season to Tingey's 455. The top five in the women's standings is rounded out by Emily Batty (Trek Factory Racing) in third with 445 points, Lea Davison (Specialized Factory Racing) in fourth with 410 points, and Annie Last (Trek Factory Racing) in fifth with 375 points.

Team

On the strength of Wells' victory, Specialized Racing has taken over the top spot in the Pro XCT team standings. With four races remaining on the calendar, Specialized Racing holds a 1320-1226 advantage over Sho-Air/Cannondale. Trek Factory Racing sits in third place with 1095 points, followed by Kenda/Felt in fourth place with 401 points and Kona in fifth place with 283 points.

Next round

The next round of the Pro XCT will be the Missoula XC on June 22.

Standings

Men Pro XCT standings after round 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Todd Wells	830	pts
2	Jeremiah Bishop	795
3	Benjamin Sonntag	433
4	Ryan Woodall	375
5	Sam Schultz	280
6	Cameron Jette	273
7	Daniel Mcconnell	250
8	Mitchell Hoke	245
9	Alexander Grant	201
10	Raphael Gagne	200
11	Tristan Uhl	195
12	Ryan Trebon	190
12	Derek Zandstra	190
13	Zachary Valdez*	181
14	Miguel Martinez	175
15	Antoine Caron*	165
16	Robert Mccarty	158
17	Colin Cares	156
18	Geoff Kabush	150
19	Adam Morka	144
20	Casey Williams*	133
21	Barry Wicks	130
22	Lukas Flückiger	115
23	Travis	110
24	Kerry Werner*	107
25	Russell Finsterwald*	101
26	Max Plaxton	100
27	Macky Franklin	98
27	Kris Sneddon	98
28	Christoph Sauser	90
29	Menso De Jong	84
30	Stephen Ettinger	80
30	Victor Alber	80
31	Cole Oberman	78
32	Peter Glassford	77
33	Jason Sager	75
34	Rotem Ishay	73
35	Shawn Milne	71
36	Omar Fraser	70
36	Payson Mcelveen*	70
37	Thomas Turner	69
38	Clinton Claassen	64
39	Howard Grotts*	60
39	Sid Taberlay	60
40	Jason Siegle	57
41	Keegan Swenson*	55
41	Emil Lindgren	55
42	Tristan Cowie	54
43	Michael Zanetti*	50
44	Elliot Reinecke	40
44	Sean Donovan	40
44	Joseph Maloney	40
44	Josejuan Escarcega	40
44	Colin Osborn	40
45	Kalan Beisel	38
45	Charles Jenkins	38
46	Jacob Albrecht*	37
46	Ivan Lizardi	37
47	Miguel Valadez	36
48	Alex Ryan	35
48	Garet Steinmetz	35
48	Kohei Yamamoto	35
49	William Melone	34
50	Connor Mccutcheon*	32
50	Taylor Smith*	32
51	Michiel Van Der Heijden*	30
51	Joel Titius*	30
52	Sean Leader	29
52	Jakub Valigura	29
53	Drew Edsall	28
53	Ryan Chandler	28
54	Gerald Drummond*	26
54	David Hanes	26
55	Michael Danish	25
56	Davis Bentley*	24
56	Ignacio Torres*	24
57	Matt Gordon	23
58	Bryan Fawley	22
58	Brian Matter	22
59	Riley Howard*	21
59	Tanner Hurst*	21
60	Ernie Watenpaugh	19
60	David Flaten*	19
60	Jeremy Martin*	19
61	Dana Weber	18
61	Osias Lozano	18
61	Samuel Morrison	18
61	Jonathan Sundt	18
62	Craig Wohlschlaeger	17
62	Kyle Taylor	17
62	Conrad Stoltz	17
62	Martin Cox	17
63	Jaroslav Kulhavy	16
63	Mathieu Bilodeau	16
63	Filippo Barbieri	16
64	Ely Woody	15
65	Carl Decker	14
65	Derek Hermon	14
65	Nathan Guerra	14
65	Michael Hosey	14
66	Sam Chovan	13
66	Eliel Anttila*	13
67	Nathan Brown	12
67	Kevin Bradford-Parish	12
67	Jim Hewett	12
68	Blake Harlan	11
68	Sepp Kuss*	11
69	Brad Wilhelm	10
69	Matthew Freeman	10
69	Keith Hargis	10
70	Billy Wood	9
70	Juancarlos Nunezgalvan*	9
71	Paul Freiwald	8
72	Josh Carlson	6
72	Nick Truitt	6
72	Miguel Ramos	6
73	Hal Helbock	5
73	Garnet Vertican	5
73	Adam Looney	5
74	Craig Kunz	4
74	Ryan Geiger*	4
75	Sam Gross*	3
76	Wiley Mosley	2
76	Thomas Bundgaard	2
77	Alex Wild*	1

Women Pro XCT standings after round 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Chloe Woodruff	505	pts
2	Erica Tingey	455
3	Emily Batty	445
4	Lea Davison	410
5	Annie Last	375
6	Judy Freeman	321
7	Nina Baum	300
8	Erin Huck	290
9	Rebecca Henderson*	265
10	Lesley Paterson	250
11	Christina Gokey-Smith	230
12	Marianne Vos	175
12	Pua Mata	175
12	Evelyn Dong	175
13	Larissa Fitchett	173
14	Caroline Mani	152
15	Rebecca Gross	150
15	Annika Langvad	150
16	Shayna Powless*	138
17	Amanda Sin	134
18	Catherine Pendrel	130
19	Erica Zaveta	115
19	Georgia Gould	115
20	Karlee Gendron*	105
21	Jamie Busch	101
22	Kelli Emmett	100
22	Catherine Peacock	100
22	Mikaela Kofman	100
23	Erin Alders	97
24	Emily Shields*	90
24	Katerina Nash	90
25	Tereza Hurikova	80
26	Lisa Uranga	76
27	Krista Park	70
28	Beth Utley	69
29	Victoria Barclay	65
30	Kata Skaggs	62
31	Vanessa Humic	61
32	Katherine Sherwin	55
32	Sarah Ruth Jansen	55
33	Sydney Fox	50
33	Amy Beisel	50
34	Deidre York*	45
35	Deyanira Guerrero	40
35	Anna Dvorak	40
36	Kelsey Withrow	35
37	Amanda Carey	27
37	Jill Behlen*	27
38	Teal Stetson-Lee	24
39	Mical Dyck	22
40	Lorenza Morfin	19
41	Rebecca Rusch	18
42	Maghalie Rochette*	12
43	Laura Bietola*	11
44	Selene Yeager	10
45	Haley Smith*	9
46	Tracy Moseley	8
47	Abby Strigel	5
48	Heidi Rentz	4
49	Kaila Hart*	3

Teams Pro XCT standings after round 5
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Specialized Racing	1320	pts
2	Sho-Air-Cannondale	1226
3	Trek Factory Racing	1095
4	Kenda-Felt	401
5	Kona	283

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