Howard Grotts

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Howard Grotts
Howard Grotts on the men's XC podium in Texas - January 2017.jpg
Grotts on the Men's Marathon MTB XC podium in Texas - January 2017
Personal information
Born (1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 32)
Durango, Colorado, United States
Team information
Discipline Mountain bike
RoleMTB racer / Coach for Durango Devo cycling development team [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Lillehammer-Hafjell Men's U23 cross-country

Howard Grotts (born January 12, 1993) is an American cross-country mountain biker. He rode in the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] He also won the Leadville Trail 100 for 3 consecutive years from 2017 to 2019. He has also won the Cape Epic twice, in 2018 and 2024. [3]

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Major results

2014
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd Marathon, National Championships
5th Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
3rd Albstadt
2015
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
2016
National Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Short track [4]
2017
National Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country [5]
2nd Marathon
1st Leadville Trail 100 [6]
2nd Bonelli Park XC
3rd Sea Otter Classic Cross-country
2018
National Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country
2nd Marathon
1st Jersey yellow Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Jaroslav Kulhavý)
1st Leadville Trail 100 [7]
1st Missoula XC
2nd Cypress Sunshine Cup
2nd Sea Otter Classic Cross-country
2019
1st Leadville Trail 100 [8]
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2024
1st Jersey yellow Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Matthew Beers)

References

  1. ↑ "American Explorer: Howard Grotts discovers a drive beyond international mountain biking" . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Howard Grotts". MTB Cross Country.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ Giuliani, Simone (March 25, 2024). "Cape Epic 2024: Beers and Grotts, Terpstra and Koller claim overall titles". Cycling News . Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Howard Grotts gets the better of Todd Wells to claim men's US Short Track title". cyclingnews.com . July 16, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Howard Grotts claims USA cross-country title". cyclingnews.com. July 21, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Howard Grotts wins 2017 Leadville Trail 100" . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Howard Grotts wins 2018 Leadville Trail 100" . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Howard Grotts wins third consecutive Leadville Trail 100 in 2019" . Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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