Keegan Swenson repeats victory at the Fuego XL at Sea Otter Classic
Russell Finsterwald and Christopher Blevins are 2-3, with Cole Paton and Alex Wild rounding out the top five.
Russell Finsterwald and Christopher Blevins are 2-3, with Cole Paton and Alex Wild rounding out the top five.
The singletrack-heavy course ended with a decisive move in a sand pit near the finish.
The endurance pros will join forces in South Africa March 19 for the eight-day mountain bike stage race.
For 2023, the US national mountain bike champ has planned a dual gravel and cross-country schedule very similar to last year's.
VeloNews' editors debate and dissect the biggest stories of 2022 in our own 22-stage grand tour of the cycling year.
The bikes, people, and events that lit up gravel in 2022.
Trek-Segafredo's general manager sits down with VeloNews to talk Keegan Swenson, grand tour plans, developing young talent, and the 2022 season.
'There were definitely some offers and interest but there wasn’t anything enough to lure me into it,' American off-road star tells VeloNews.
Here are the results from every race in the 2022 series.
Swenson has the men's series in the bag, but outside of that it's anyone's game, especially in the super tight women's race
The two are competitors in the fierce off-road endurance circuit, but it hasn't gotten in the way of a decadelong friendship.
There's a lot more that goes into worlds than just a single day of racing.
Keegan Swenson enjoys road worlds debut and looks forward to some more road racing in the future.
'I’m hoping that I can go better than last year, or equal to last year,' says American rider ahead of men's road race.
From Pidcock and Pedersen to Vingegaard and Valverde: Relegation battles, fatigue, flights all reduce the elite men's start list but opens opportunity for surprise.
The US cross country champion and one of the world's best gravel racers got a late call-up to elite road worlds.
The Santa Cruz–sponsored gravel and MTB rider had to find a road bike after getting the nod for the team USA squad.
American heads to Australia for his UCI Road World Championships debut.
The American is feeling good after a surprise ride in the TT after Lawson Craddock was forced to drop out due to visa issues.
Powless, Swenson and Sheffield form part of a dynamic team for the men's road race.
American off-roader talks worlds, the road bike he'll race, and the types of team he'd sign for in 2023.
Fatigue, injury, and the WorldTour relegation fight have all had an impact on the US selection for Wollongong.
American sprinter has drawn interest from several teams for 2023, including Human Powered Health.
Talented rider gets chance to compete against the top names on the road.
Swenson has been looking a class above this season, whether on MTB or gravel.
We catch up with the Jumbo-Visma star about what it takes to race in Europe, and if gravel is experience enough
The top US domestic off-road pro keeps getting asked about a move to Europe, and says he's open to the possibility.
In this column, we look at the power numbers of Keegan Swenson at the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and SBT GRVL.
Swenson and a small chasing group bridged to breakaway Freddy Ovett, John Borstelmann, and Nathan Spratt at mile 100. Ovett and Payson McElveen join Swenson on the podium.
Repeat victory for the US national champion; John Gaston and Howard Grotts round out the podium
Swenson beats out Christopher Blevins and Eric Brunner despite his heavy focus on endurance racing this year
Defending champs Keegan Swenson and Erin Huck will both be back; Kate Courtney, Christopher Blevins, Riley Amos, and Gwendalyn Gibson are other riders to watch
Cole Paton and Griffin Easter round out the podium, with Pete Stetina and Payson McElveen in fourth and fifth
Diving into the data numbers from Keegan Swenson, Peter Stetina, and Laurens ten Dam.
An incredible race through the rain, mud and gravel as Swenson and Boswell complete the podium.
If the current situation is any indication, then the answer is a resounding 'yes.'
The Santa Cruz htSQD riders dominated Friday's Fat Tire Crit and Saturday's Backcountry 50-miler.
Russell Finsterwald and Alex Wild complete the podium in the first race of the new Life Time Grand Prix.
In the men's race, Blevins/Beers fall to seventh overall, as Swenson/Marotte move into third.
Current and former world champions, lots of local talent, and more pro Americans than usual will line up in the Western Cape of South Africa on Sunday for the eight-day mountain bike stage race.
The 24-hour race will be the endurance pros' first showdown before the Life Time Grand Prix
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The American national champ's banner season will be put to the test during Saturday's 115km race in Elba.
We dive into the power numbers of Keegan Swenson, Peter Stetina, and Ian Boswell from the 2021 Leadville - SBT GRVL double.
VeloNews was on site at the 2021 Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race.
Swenson defends the title, while Huck will wear the stars and stripes for the first time since 2016.
How to watch, who to watch, and what to expect from Winter Park, Colorado this weekend.
Swenson's Olympic journey began when he was a 10-year-old kid watching the NORBA National races at Deer Valley, Utah.
Albstadt World Cup is not an automatic qualifier for the U.S. Olympic MTB team, but results at the race could sway the selection committee.
The course will be fast and the form will be high, say four members of the U.S. Olympic long team.
The American Olympic hopefuls won both the short track and XCO events in Fayetteville, Arkansas last weekend.
Christopher Blevins won both men's elite races, while Mexican national champ Diana Campuzano and Erin Huck went 1-2 for the women.
The XC MTB national champ takes six seconds off Peter Stetina's effort from last October.
The American cross-country champ has a new program after the disbandment of the Stan's-Pivot Pro Team, with Tokyo still his number one goal.
First big gravel race since The Mid South brings in a variety of multi-discipline talent.
"Racing was very hard, tight, especially the short track race but that’s why we came to Nové Město."
World cup winners and world champions in the men's and women's fields highlight strong representation from Team USA in the Austrian-hosted event.
Pro riders hope that adherence to COVID-19 protocols will show that bike racing during the pandemic is possible.
Australian rider confirmed by Everesting overseers to have bettered Keegan Swenson's time by over 10 minutes.
The keepers of the Everesting record have ruled that Lachlan Morton's recent attempt came up short after Canadian Cycling Magazine took a deeper dive into data from the ride.
Check out Matt De Neef's author page.
EF Pro Cycling rider shaves over seven minutes off previous record time set by Keegan Swenson.
Phil Gaimon and Keegan Swenson take us inside their epic rides.
In this week's episode we discuss Chris Froome's potential departure from Team Ineos. We also hear from Keegan Swenson about his Everesting record.
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U.S. national mountain bike champion rode 29,680 feet in seven hours 40 minutes to beat previous record set by Phil Gaimon.
Stan's NoTubes-Pivot riders Chloe Woodruff and Keegan Swenson won the 2019 cross-country mountain bike national titles in Winter Park
Keegan Swenson defends his title at Whiskey Off-Road mountain bike marathon, riding to a convincing solo win on a new course with a tough singletrack finale.
Keegan Swenson wins the final race in the Epic Rides Series, collecting a massive $10,000 payout on a day where most riders flatted.
Overcoming a one-minute deficit on a long, rocky singletrack descent back to Prescott, Keegan Swenson wins Whiskey Off-Road.
Under-23 rider Kate Courtney emerges as a top mountain bike talent. Keegan Swenson comes on strong in Pro XCT just before nationals.
The reigning U23 cross-country national champion's ride is chock-full of ENVE carbon, Cannondale tech, and American livery.