Teamwork on the road is de rigeur but in gravel the focus more often on individual strength, with support riders an exception – albeit a growing one – rather than the rule. Key Unbound Gravel 200 contender, Russell Finsterwald, was grateful that Howard Grotts was one of those exceptions in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
“One face that was originally part of the lead group this weekend was my teammate [Grotts],” said Finsterwald in an Instagram post. “We went into the day with the plan that we would race as a team and he would ride in a support role, offering his assistance in the event of a mechanical or chasing back on.”
