Howard Grotts
- Discipline: Mountain
- Date of birth: 1/12/1993
- Height: 5'7
- Weight: 118 lbs
- Education: Fort Lewis College class of 2014
- Birthplace: Durango, CO
- Hometown: Durango, CO
- Residence: Durango, CO
- Team/Sponsors: Specialized Factory Racing
Points of Interest/Personal
- Howard began mountain bike racing in his hometown of Durango, Colo. He joined the well-respected Durango DEVO program – one of the USA Cycling Development Foundation’s Centers of Excellence – when he was a freshman in high school.
Olympic/World Championship Results
- 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic — 21st cross-country
- 2015 UCI U23 Mountain Bike World Championships, Lenzerheide, Switzerland — 17th cross-country
- 2014 UCI U23 Mountain Bike World Championships, Hafjell, Norway — 3rd cross-country
- 2013 UCI U23 Mountain Bike World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa — 12th cross-country
- 2012 UCI U23 Mountain Bike World Championships, Saalfelden, Austria — 16th cross-country
- 2011 UCI Junior Mountain Bike World Championships, Champéry, Switzerland — 8th cross-country; 21st team relay
Twelve-time National Champion — 2016 (cross-country & short track cross-country); 2015 (cross-country); 2013 (collegiate road); 2012 (collegiate mountain bike); 2011 (collegiate mountain bike & junior cross-country mountain bike); 2010 (junior cross-country mountain bike, collegiate cross-country & collegiate short track cross-country mountain bike); 2009 (junior cross-country mountain bike)
1st — 2016 Missoula XC
3rd — 2015 UCI U23 Mountain Bike World Cup Men’s Overall Standings
2nd — 2014 USA Cycling U23 Mountain Bike National Championships, cross-country
3rd — 2014 USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships
5th — 2014 UCI U23 Mountain Bike World Cup Men’s Overall Standings
1st — 2014 Missoula XC
1st — 2014 GoPro Mountain Games, cross-country
1st — 2013 Missoula XC
1st — 2013 GoPro Mountain Games, cross-country
2nd — 2012 USA Cycling U23 Mountain Bike National Championships, cross-country