Keegan Swirbul

Keegan Swirbul (born September 2, 1995) is an American cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Efapel Cycling.[4]

Keegan Swirbul
Personal information
Full nameKeegan Swirbul
Born (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995
Basalt, Colorado, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current teamEfapel Cycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2016BMC Development Team
2023Vigo–Rías Baixas[1]
Professional teams
2014–2015Bissell Development Team
2017–2018Jelly Belly–Maxxis
2019Floyd's Pro Cycling
2020Ljubljana Gusto Santic[2]
2020–2022Rally Cycling (stagiaire)[3]
2023–Efapel Cycling

He formerly rode for UCI ProTeam Human Powered Health.[5] He is the older brother of cross-country skier Hailey Swirbul.

Career

In 2017 and 2018, Swirbul rode for Jelly Belly–Maxxis, until the team folded at the end of 2018. With this team, he finished 7th overall in the 2018 Tour of Utah. For 2019, he signed with Floyd's Pro Cycling, a new team founded by former cyclist Floyd Landis.[6] Floyd's Pro Cycling folded at the end of 2019,[7] and Swirbul joined Ljubljana Gusto Santic for the 2020 season.

In October 2020, Swirbul signed a two-year contract with Rally Cycling, from the 2021 season; he had previously competed for the team as a stagiaire in 2020.[8]

Major results
2014
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Mount Evans Hill Climb
2015
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2017
2nd Mount Evans Hill Climb
7th Overall Tour de Beauce
2018
2nd Mount Evans Hill Climb
7th Overall Tour of Utah
8th Overall Tour de Beauce
2019
1st Mount Evans Hill Climb
2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi
4th Overall Tour de Beauce
6th Overall Tour of the Gila

References
  1. Fonseca, Joao (November 14, 2022). "Keegan Swirbul, un fichaje de otro nivel para el Vigo-Rías Baixas". Club Ciclista Rias Baixas. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. "Ljubljana Gusto Santic". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. Owen, Tom (September 17, 2020). "The band is back together". Rally Cycling. Circuit Sport. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. "Efapel Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  6. Colbert, Austin (January 3, 2019). "Keegan Swirbul enters the 2019 season chasing cycling dreams with new team". The Aspen Times. Swift Communications, Inc. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  7. Malach, Pat (November 12, 2019). "Floyd's Pro Cycling will not return in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  8. Liss, Jeff (October 23, 2020). "Team signs climbing sensation, Keegan Swirbul". Rally Cycling. Circuit Sport. Retrieved October 25, 2020.


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