We are your friends, neighbors,
partners, and fellow riders.
Our volunteers, participants, and sponsors make Grassroots Gravel possible.
Making this a reality takes all of us. Our vision is an event for everyone that’s produced at the same level as the best events in the industry. Volunteers are the lifeblood of events. Sponsors are often the fuel to get events moving, and play a critical role in support and more. And our participants! Without participants what is an event?
To all of you: thank you.
Meet our team
Behind the scenes, on the mic, and running around our events you’ll see these smiling faces (or maybe with a thousand-yard stare after a long event weekend).
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Grassroots Gravel was founded by Adam Davidson on the belief that everyone should be able to get outside and play and also that having an annual world-class event is important for the Pueblo region. Adam has spent hundreds of hours each year working to improve the accessibility and sustainability of Pueblo’s outdoor recreation amenities, with a heavy emphasis on trails. Before taking the leap into spending full-time (and then some) building and directing Grassroots Gravel, Adam worked in marketing and community organizing for over a decade. He’s focused on continuing the Grassroots Gravel momentum and partnering with organizations to break down barriers to cycling and the outdoors.
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Abby is the queen of taking all the details into account. On event weekend, she could be nearly anywhere supporting volunteers, the operations and production teams, and cheering participants on. In her words: I am proud to call Pueblo, Colorado my hometown. After living away from Pueblo for about a decade, Adam and I decided to set down our roots in Pueblo with our daughter Cora. I love riding bikes to connect with family and friends, and to push my mental and physical limits. I also find joy through running with my dogs, trying new recipes in the kitchen, and cheering Cora when she's swimming.
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The other Adam on the founding Grassroots Gravel team, Adam R. has a passion for creating and sharing experiences in the outdoors. Adam has taught skiing and snowboarding in Breckenridge and supported major races as part of the Green Events production team for over 15 years. He played a major role as a volunteer builder in the construction and maintenance of the Broome Hut on Berthoud Pass, and works to implement sustainable practices in forests and local infrastructure where he can. In his words: good food, great friends, and clean water is what makes life worth living!
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Building and directing races is my opportunity to channel everything I love about biking in Southern Colorado into an event others can experience and share. Grassroots is whatever you want it to be; a challenging adventure, a fun day out on a bike, a celebration at the finish line (or Aid Station 2 - if you know, you know). The incredible, diverse landscapes make the course, but the team and our community help to create the experience and make big challenges accessible. The energy at a grassroots event is unlike anything else you’ll experience in the race world, and that is intentional. If you've ever saddled up and participated at one of our events, thank you - You're the reason we’re out there.
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Part of the founding team who helped set the trajectory for the Grassroots Gravel vision, Clémence is an event operations expert (check out Phase Clé Events), now living in France. In her own words: I’ve spent the last decade perfecting my skills in the event industry after graduating with a Master’s in Sport Management & Sporting Events. I have grown fond of building experiences for small groups of friends or soon-to-be friends in search of the perfect blend of comfort, challenge, and adventure in the outdoors, as well as planning and running bigger scale events such as mass cycling races, fundraising events, and community-based events, with a touch of French culture.
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Community and the outdoors are two of Gianna’s tier one true loves and being a part of Grassroots Gravel combines those loves in such a fun way. While Gianna describes herself as a non-competitive person, she loves being a part of athletics and sports for the celebration of movement and connection you find. In addition to being our ops coordinator, she is the community garden coordinator with Pueblo Food Project, the GenWild coalition coordinator with the Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center, an assistant tennis coach at Central High School, and a counselor and psychotherapist specializing in wilderness therapy and working toward a certificate in sports psychology and mental performance. Gianna loves being from and living in Pueblo. When she’s not working she’s usually with her friends and family on a tennis court, throwing weights around, outside on a bike/hike/walk, yapping to someone, trying (and per Gianna, mostly failing) to learn languages, eating/cooking good food, or staring lovingly at a body of water.