Under 23 US national champion prepares fo👍r 🌟mountain bike Worlds
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US Under 23 cross♓ country nati⛄onal champion Keegan Swenson (Cannondale Factory Racing) (Image credit: Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor)
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Keegan Swenson (Cannondale Factory Racing) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)
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Keegan Swenson (Cannnondale) at the finish (Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Keegan Swenson (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cannondale Factory Racing) has 🧸been enjoying his time in the stars-and-stripes jersey of the under 23 US cross country national champion, a title he took last month.
🙈"Nationals was one of my big goals this season. I'd had an up and down season before that, so I was trying to get a good result at nationals," said Swenson, who lives in Park City, U⛄tah. "I'm excited to have gotten my first U23 national champion's jersey. It was a good fight with Howard [Grotts]."
Swenson started his 2014 season off with a good first race at the opening World Cup in South Afriꦦca where he finished 10th. After that he struggled - getti༺ng sick and having stomach problems, although he still managed several strong top-10 US Pro XCT finishes in the elite category.
Swenson's final bi🐓g race of the year will be the UCI Mountain Bi🔥ke World Championships in Norway in September.
"I'm excited for Worlds. There's just a few big races left," said Swenson. "Making the podium is the ultimate goal at Worlds, but I'𓃲d be happy with a top five or top 10. I did the World Cup finals in Norway last year, so I kind of know what to expect. It's a cool area with lots of rocks. The course is good."
The Cannondale rider took aꦦ different approach to his 2014 season than he did in 201♏3.
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"This year, the World Cup schedule was different and more spread out. I only spent four weeks in Europe total," said Swenson. "ꩲLast year, I was there for six to eight we🐎eks.
"This year was bouncing around more with trips to South Africa and Australia. I was home for a bit, then to Europe, then back here. I'm travelling around more, but I like that more. After a few weeks in Europe, I think I'm kindꦆ of ready to go home. I🤡 like it over there, but it gets old."
Swenson will take a break after Worlds, then do some cyclo-cross racing, some mountain bike stage races and some end💦uros.
"I'll do a bit of cyclo-cross, but not a lot. I don't have anything too serious planned🥃," he said.
Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike rac𝔍e coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.
