Wells reclaims US Pro XCT lead from Kabush in Wisconsin

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Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) cornering at the bottom of the course. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

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Todd Wells (Specialized) leads Shultz through a rocky section of the course. (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)

A third place finish at the USA Cycling US Pro XCT race, the Subaru Cup, in Wisconsin this weekend bumped Todd Wells (Specialized) back into the lead of the series. Geoff Kabush (Rocky Mountain / Maxxis) had been leading, but he was racing at the BC Bike Race last weekend instead of Wisconsin.

Wells leads men in US Pro XCT standings

Kabush, Gould are overall leaders in US Pro XCT

With 435 points, Wells leads the second-place Kabush who has earned 350 points. Max Plaxton (Sho-Air / Specialized) sits in third with 310 points, and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Trek) is in fourth ahead of the Subaru Cup's winner and fellow Subaru-Trek racer Sam Schultz.

Taking another victory in Wisconsin, Georgia Gould (Luna) continues to dominate the women's series with 510 points compared to the 395 amassed so far by Saturday's second-place finisher, Willow Koerber (Subaru-Trek). Triple Crown winner Kelli Emmett (Giant) is in third with 335 points, and Heather Irmiger (Subaru-Trek) and Lene Byberg (Specialized) round out the top five.

The finals of the US Pro XCT will be held July 10-11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

US Pro XCT standings after four rounds

Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Todd Wells	435	pts
2	Geoff Kabush	350
3	Max Plaxton	310
4	Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski	300
5	Sam Schultz	280
6	Carl Decker	270
7	Burry Stander	200
8	Sid Taberlay	152
9	Ryan Woodall	151
10	Derek Zandstra	145
11	Jeremiah Bishop	142
12	Barry Wicks	140
13	Christopher Sauser	125
14	Roel Paulissen	120
15	Manuel Fumic	115
16	Spencer Paxson	95
17	Marco Aurelio Fontana	90
18	Adam Morka	90
19	Chris Sheppard	85
20	Kris Sneddon	80
21	Benjamin Sonntag	77
22	Adam Craig	71
23	Stephen Ettinger	69
24	Conrad Stoltz	65
25	Ignacio Torres	65
26	Travis Livermon	63
27	Dana Weber	62
28	Raphael Gagne	60
29	Jason Sager	60
30	Ryan Trebon	56
31	Eric Batty	55
32	Troy Wells	55
33	Lachlan Norris	50
34	Lucas Brusseau	45
35	Andy Schultz	45
36	tristan Schouten	45
37	Tristan Uhl	40
38	Travis Woodruff	40
39	Jonathan Page	40
40	Peter Glassford	39
41	Russell Finsterwald	38
42	Colin Cares	35
43	Thomas Turner	35
44	Aaron Elwell	30
45	Craig Richey	30
46	Rob Squire	30
47	Bryan Alders	25
48	Rotem Ishay	22
49	Robert Marion	22
50	Darrin Braun	22
51	Will Black	20
52	Ken Onodera	20
53	Nate Whitman	17
54	Tad Elliot	16
55	David Hanes	15
56	Simon Lalancetter	15
57	Kerry Werner	14
58	Blake Zumbrunner	13
59	Jack Hinkens	13
60	Justin Lindine	12
61	Kalan Beisel	11
62	Max Knox	11
63	Vincent Lombardi	11
64	Nathan Guerra	11
65	Wesley Lamberson	10
66	Sebastien Cadieux-Duval	10
67	Bryan Fawley	9
68	Stefan Widmer	9
69	Sean Babcock	8
70	Rich Weis	8
71	Francis Morin	8
72	Rick Wetherald	7
73	Jeff Herrera	6
74	Simon Jensen	6
75	Brian Matter	6
76	Alexander Grant	5
77	Len Zanni	5
78	Brendan Moore	5
79	Tinker Juarez	4
80	John Bennett	3
81	Sondre Norland	3
82	Jason Young	3
83	Aaron Snyder	3
84	Matt Gordon	1
85	Mitchell Hoke	1

Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Georgia Gould	510	pts
2	Willow Koerber	395
3	Kelli Emmett	335
4	Heather Irmiger	275
5	Lene Byberg	270
6	Amy Dombroski	217
7	Pua Sawicki	210
8	Aleksandra Mooradian	205
9	Katerina Nash	187
10	Susan Butler	175
11	Emily Batty	170
12	Allison Mann	150
13	Chole Forsman	145
14	Catherine Pendrel	135
15	Amanda Sin	130
16	Amanda Carey	110
17	Alice Pennington	90
18	Judy Freeman	85
19	Bryna Blanchard	75
20	Kimberly Flynn	75
21	Alison Powers	75
22	Katherine Compton	75
23	Melanie Mcquaid	70
24	Kathy Sherwin	62
25	Mical Dyck	60
26	Jenna Rinehart	60
27	Krista Park	59
28	Christina Smith	50
29	Anina Aaron	50
30	Danae York	43
31	Nina Baum	40
32	Shae Rainer	40
33	Meghan Korol	38
34	Abby Strigel	35
35	Linnea Koons	33
36	Lizzy English	30