Howard Grotts

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Howard Grotts
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
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleMTB racer / Coach for Durango Devo cycling development team[1]
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
File: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]

Major results

2014
3rd File: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 Cross-country, National Championships
2016
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Short track[4]
2017
National Championships
1st Cross-country[5]
2nd Marathon
1st Leadville Trail 100[6]
2nd Bonelli Park XC
3rd Sea Otter Classic Cross-country
2018
National Championships
1st Cross-country
2nd Marathon
1st File: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 File: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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