Leadville Trail 100 MTB: xx wins elite men’s race

Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz Bicycles) stamped his authority across the Columbine climb again and won a fifth consecutive title at Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB presented by Kenetik. He completed the 100-mile mountain bike endurance race in 5:45:35, his third-best effort at the high elevation “race across the sky”.

John Gaston (Specialized) repeated as runner-up, crossing the line 15:16 behind Swenson. It was the fourth podium for Gaston in Leadville, having three runner-ups and a third place, each time the Aspen, Colorado resident spending the second half of the race chasing the Utah-based winner.