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Midway resident Keegan Swenson won the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Switzerland Saturday.

It followed a disappointing finish in South Africa that nearly led to him giving up the sport.

Swenson's victory marked the first men's marathon title for the U.S. in the event.

GRIMENTZ, Switzerland — 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 last weekend. He crossed the finish line in 6:01:44 after a grueling 77.7-mile ride from Verbier to Grimentz, with various hike-a-bike sections and 16,4

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