New to Monavie-Cannondale in 2009 is Utah rider/ bike industry rep Alex Grant. Alex has always had a passion for bikes and the outdoors and has worked in the bike industry as a sales rep for over two years. As a sales rep for brands like Pearl Izumi, Continental, Fizik, Crank Brothers and Gu, Alex drives more than 99% of Americans. In 2009 he will continue to balance his windshield time with epic racing around the world.
A native of VermontÂs Green Mountains, Grant began mountain bike racing in the late 1990Âs around New England. He enjoyed some top regional results as a junior while dicing it out on occasion with riders like Adam Craig and Alan Obye. In 1998 Alex moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend college and took a few years away from bike racing to pursue his passion for snowboarding and travel a little.
Once a bike racer always a bike racer; after a few seasons off Alex was back on his bike in 2004 thinking about racing again. In 2006 he started his first national Pro race at the NMBS finals in Brian Head and placed 20th. In 2007 he earned consistent top results both regionally and nationally, highlighted by a 13th place finish at the XC National Championships.
In 2008 Alex placed 11th in the Deer Valley National XC, took the overall win in the Intermountain Cup (with 5 first place finishes), placed 6th overall at the American Mountain Classic stage race, and showed a sign of his potential by placing 9th at the NMBS finals in Brian Head. Grant was also a member of the Monavie-Cannondale 4 man pro team that took the overall win at the 2008 24 hours of Moab.
Alex looks forward to the Âepic racing schedule of Monavie-Cannondale as he loves endurance racing and testing himself against the elements. He hopes to have his best season yet while racing Âon the juice!Â
Blog: www.alexanderthegrant.blogspot.com
