Episode 92: Keegan Swenson — (Exceptionally Fast) Professional Cyclist

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The titles of these episodes usually have a little blurb to describe the guest. This ended up as "Professional Cyclist" but I thought of "winner of bike races all the freakin' time" or "winning bike races like it's his job" or "champion of all kinds" because frankly he's winning everything in sight. But better yet, Keegan is a super kind person and doesn't just ride bikes with a number of his handlebars but sets cool records like the White Rim FKT or Everest world record or chasing the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo. Sit down and enjoy this podcast on the heels of another recent victory as Keegan just won the Crusher in the Tusher. Let's hear all about it.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to King of the Ride podcast.
0:07.0	Ted King here, your host for this show today and always.
0:11.6	Our guest today needs no introduction if you follow the world of off-road riding and
0:15.5	off-road racing here in America.
0:17.9	But let me give you one anyhow.
0:20.5	Keegan Swenson, your multi, multi, multi-time national
0:24.3	champion on a mountain bike, current Leadville champion. He's won the Tell Your Ride 100, the Breck Epic.
0:30.2	He took the White Rim FKT, not once, but twice. A recent Everest world records holder.
0:37.3	He is podiumed at Cape Epic.
0:39.0	He just ran second by the slimmest of margins at Unbound here in 2022.
0:43.2	Yes, sir.
0:43.9	That Kegan Swenson.
0:46.5	This kid spews talent.
0:50.0	He kicks out Watts.
0:52.0	This podcast doesn't usually dive deep into the aspect of pure bike racing, but Kegan is a
0:56.6	pure bike racer.
0:57.6	So why the heck not go that route?
1:00.5	We are, of course, in the era of the Lifetime Grand Prix here in 2022.
1:04.7	This is the gravel and mountain bike series consisting of six races over the course of the season.
1:10.0	And it was early on in this series that I said,
1:13.0	holy moly, you know what, Kegan is going to win every single one of those races. It is a hard
1:18.7	fight. There are a lot of great racers in contention for the top spot. We are now halfway through,
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