Howard Grotts had a strong ride at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championship and finished in the top ten in ninth place. Grotts was over four minutes behind the winner, Tiago Jorge Oliveira Ferreira of Portugal, but the 23-year-old was the youngest finisher in the top 30. On the other side of the age spectrum 40-year-old Jeremiah Bishop finished 23rd while 41-year-old Todd Wells was 48th.

Next year’s marathon world championship will be held in Singen, Germany from June 24th-25th.

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