‘You’re not going to fake it up Columbine’ – Keegan Swenson returns sights on fifth win at Leadville Trail 100 MTB

Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz-SRAM) returns to Leadville, Colorado as the favourite to defend his elite men’s title at Saturday’s “race across the sky”, also known as Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB presented by Kenetik.

Swenson comes into Leadville firing on all cylinders, eager to chew up the rocky terrain on the Columbine ascent and descent, use drop bars on mountain bike setups and go faster among the stacked fields of contenders. Swenson calls the race “uncomfortable” and the section to and from Columbine Mine “violent”.