Howard Grotts Explained
Howard Grotts |
Birth Date: | 12 January 1993 |
Birth Place: | Durango, Colorado, United States |
Discipline: | Mountain bike |
Role: | MTB racer / Coach for Durango Devo cycling development team[1] |
Show-Medals: | no |
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 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 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 Overall Cape Epic (with Matthew Beers)Notes and References
- Web site: American Explorer: Howard Grotts discovers a drive beyond international mountain biking . 28 December 2020.
- Web site: Howard Grotts . MTB Cross Country.com . 6 August 2016.
- Web site: Cape Epic 2024: Beers and Grotts, Terpstra and Koller claim overall titles . . 25 March 2024 . 26 April 2024 . Giuliani, Simone.
- Web site: Howard Grotts gets the better of Todd Wells to claim men's US Short Track title . . 16 July 2016 . cyclingnews.com. 30 August 2016.
- Web site: Howard Grotts claims USA cross-country title. cyclingnews.com . 21 July 2017 . 22 January 2019.
- Web site: Howard Grotts wins 2017 Leadville Trail 100 . 28 December 2020.
- Web site: Howard Grotts wins 2018 Leadville Trail 100 . 28 December 2020.
- Web site: Howard Grotts wins third consecutive Leadville Trail 100 in 2019 . 28 December 2020.