Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized) at the Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz) leading the way (Image credit: Life Time) Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized) at the Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek(Image credit: Life Time) The complete men’s and women’s pro podium at the Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek(Image credit: Life Time) Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Specialized) and Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz) won the Chequamegon MTB Festival presented by Trek on Saturday. The event marked the fourth race of the Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda .
In the women’s category, Villafane finished the race in 2:16:22 and beat Alexis Skarda and Savilia Blunk in a sprint to the line.
“I’m stoked to finally pull this one off," said Villafañe in a Life Time Grand Prix media release. "On paper, I’ve always thought this is one of the races that suits me the most, but up until today I’ve never been able to get things together here."
The rider is now leading the overall Life Time series standings by four points ahead of Paige Onweller after the fourth race of what will this year be a six race series. Villafañe is hoping to keep the momentum going after changing her approach to the latter part of the season.
“This summer I’ve kept things a little more chilled in order to have more freshness coming into the last third of 2024, and today was a really good sign that I’m fit and motivated," said Villafañe. "I’m really excited for the […]
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