USACYCLING  • Grant Koontz
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Paris Olympic Team - Track

Grant Koontz

Elite Men's National Team Member, Paris 2024 Olympian

D.O.B January 28, 1994
Hometown Nederland, Colorado
Residence Nederland, Colorado
Pro Teams Star Track Cycling
Meet the Athlete

Born and raised outside of Houston, TX, Grant got his start in cycling when his parents thought it would be funny to get him a new bike for his 16th birthday instead of a car. Grant grew up engrossed in athletics, but mostly focused on ball sports until his small stature prevented him from being competitive. Between ages 16 and 22, Grant grew a foot and found cycling to be his predominant passion. After winning a Collegiate National Championship on the road in 2015, he decided to aim for the professional ranks with a pipe-dream of going to the Olympics some day. Grant raced the professional road circuit domestically for 4 years before he found the track. A USAC Talent ID camp in 2019 properly introduced him to track cycling and the Olympic bug was planted then and there. Grant remains a multi-disciplined cyclist, but the track is where his heart and focus is.

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