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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)

References

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

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Grotts