GRANBY, Colo. — Two Bend riders finished in the top four Saturday in the elite men’s cross-country race at the U.S. Mountain Bike National Championships.

Todd Wells, of Durango, Colo., won the race in 1 hour, 50 minutes, 35 seconds.

Bend’s Ryan Trebon placed third, 2:25 behind Wells, and Adam Craig, also of Bend, finished fourth, 4:14 behind the winner.

According to www.cyclingnews.com, Wells rode powerfully to a solo win for his first career cross-country national title. He edged out runner-up Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, of Boulder, Colo., by 1:29.

Trebon typically focuses on cyclocross, but he is also a former national champion in mountain biking.

Craig, also a former national champion, was a 2008 Olympian in mountain biking.

Georgia Gould, of Fort Collins, Colo., won the elite women’s cross-country national title on Saturday.

The U.S. Mountain Bike Nationals are being staged for the second year in a row at Sol Vista Bike Park, elevation 8,200 feet. Throughout the weekend, more than 1,000 racers are competing for 70 stars-and-stripes (national championship) jerseys in cross country, short track, downhill and super D.

The nationals continue today with short track, downhill and super D races.

— Bulletin staff report