Keegan Swenson

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Keegan Swenson
Personal information
Born (1994-02-16) February 16, 1994 (age 29)
Park City, Utah
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Current teamStans–Pivot Pro Team
Discipline
RoleRider
Professional teams
2013–2014Cannondale Factory Racing
2017Cannondale 3rox
2018–2020Stans-Pivot Pro Team
2021–Santa Cruz Bicycles
Medal record
Men's mountain bike racing
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Mont Saint-Anne Mixed relay

Keegan Swenson (born February 16, 1994) is an American mountain bike and gravel racing cyclist. [1]

Contents

Road cycling

In September 2022 he received a late call-up to represent USA Cycling in 2022 UCI Road World Championships. [2] He finished the road race in 73rd place. [3]

Major results

Mountain bike

2012
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2nd Silver medal america.svg Cross-country, Pan American Junior Championships
UCI Junior World Cup
2nd Windham
3rd Houffalize
3rd Mont Sainte Anne
2014
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2015
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2016
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Missoula Challenge
2017
1st Chile Challenge
1st Missoula XC
2018
3rd Overall Swiss Epic
2019
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team relay, UCI World Championships
2021
National Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Short track
1st Leadville Trail 100 MTB
1st Telluride 100
1st OZ Trails U.S Pro Cup XCC
1st OZ Trails U.S Pro Cup XCO
2022
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Cross-country, National Championships
1st Leadville Trail 100 MTB
2023
1st Leadville Trail 100 MTB (new course record)

Gravel

2020
1st Belgian Waffle Ride [4]
2022
1st Crusher in the Tushar
1st SBT GRVL
1st Sea Otter Fuego 80k
2nd Big Sugar
2nd Unbound Gravel 200
2023
1st Unbound Gravel 200
1st Crusher in the Tushar
1st Sea Otter Fuego XL
1st Belgian Waffle Ride Arizona
1st SBT GRVL
5th UCI World Championships

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References

  1. "Keegan Swenson". the-sports.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. Fretz, Caley (2022-09-23). "Keegan Swenson has seven hours to learn how to race road bikes". CyclingTips. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  3. "World Championships ME - Road Race 2022 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  4. Delaney, Ben. "Keegan Swenson wins Belgian Waffle Ride without a front brake. Rose Grant takes women's race". Velonews. Pocket Outdoor Media.