Two-time Leadville champ Rose Grant scores podium in final year of racing

Rose Grant in 2021 winning Leadville Trail 100 MTB for a second time
Rose Grant in 2021 winning Leadville Trail 100 MTB for a second time (Image credit: Leadville Trail 100 MTB)

Rose Grant came into Leadville Trail 100 MTB to defend her two-year domination in the women’s pro division. It would be her final attempt to claim the big, shiny belt buckle as a professional, as Grant announced prior to the start that she would end her 10-year racing career at the end of the season.

Grant kicked up the dust to repeat on the podium at the 104-mile mountain bike endurance contest in Colorado on Saturday, this time around finishing second to Hannah Otto (née Finchamp). She also added major points to her quest for a top placement in the Life Time Grand Prix Series presented by Mazda, moving to fifth place overall.  

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Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).