Swenson all-but wraps the men’s series with his fourth victory of the season while De Crescenzo defends her Trinidad title in style
TRINIDAD, Colorado (September 28, 2024) — Keegan Swenson all-but wrapped up the 2024 men’s Life Time Grand Prix presented by Mazda by soloing to his fourth victory of the season at the Life Time Rad Dirt Fest, while Lauren De Crescenzo defended her women’s title in Trinidad after an incredible long-range attack.
Swenson – making his first appearance in the race – was a constant presence in the lead group as it gradually whittled down on the tough 110-mile gravel test, and after breaking clear with Peter Stetina and Griffin Easter in the final hour of action, the 30 year old left his rivals in the dust on the rolling section coming out of Trinidad Lake State Park before pressing home his advantage in typically devastating style, crossing the line with a one-minute-and-23-second winning margin.
Stetina also dug deep to drop Easter in the closing stages, taking second place, three minutes and 23 seconds ahead of the Californian.
In the women’s race, De Crescenzo once again proved in a class of her own, breaking away near the Spanish Peaks Aid Station and then continuing to build her lead alone over the 80+ miles that followed.
For the second season in a row, the 34 year old didn’t put a foot wrong, wrapping up her victory with a mammoth eight minutes and 10 seconds to spare. The triumph is her third […]
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