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Utah resident Keegan Swenson won the cross-country marathon mountain bike world championship in Switzerland.

Along with Swenson, Kate Courtney won the women's marathon race, marking a first for Americans in the discipline.

Swenson nearly gave up mountain bike racing after a poor showing in a race in South Africa this past spring.

Midway resident Keegan Swenson just about gave up mountain bike racing after a disappointing finish at the Cape Epic in South Africa this past spring.

He’s now glad he didn’t.

Swenson, 31, won the cross-country marathon at the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Switzerland over the weekend. He crossed the finish line in 6:01:44 after a grueling 125-kilometer (77.7 miles) ride from Verbier to Grimentz, with various hike-a-bike sections a

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