{"id":17801,"date":"2023-03-06T19:25:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/06\/swenson-villafane-dominate-in-the-desert-at-belgian-waffle-ride-arizona\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T19:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T19:25:12","slug":"swenson-villafane-dominate-in-the-desert-at-belgian-waffle-ride-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/06\/swenson-villafane-dominate-in-the-desert-at-belgian-waffle-ride-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Swenson, Villafane dominate in the desert at Belgian Waffle Ride Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Keegan Swenson moved from lead group to win inaugural BWR Arizona <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Keegan<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Keegan Swenson wins elite men’s division of 2023 BWR Arizona <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Sofia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Sofia Gomez Villafane wins the elite women’s division of 2023 BWR Arizona <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2023 BWR Arizona covered 122 miles and 8,400 feet of climbing in the inaugural waffle route <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Inaugural Belgian Waffle Ride Arizona <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Christopher Blevins was at the front of the race for most of the day <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Sofia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Sofia Gomez Villafane attacked with 40km to go and took solo victory for elite women at BWR Arizona 2023 <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Alexis Skarda was one of the early leaders for elite women and finished third at BWR Arizona 2023 <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Howard Grotts racing in the lead group for more than 100 miles <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Elite men’s ‘waffle’ podium at 2023 BWR Arizona, won by Keegan Swenson (centre) <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Elite women’s podium at 2023 BWR Arizona, Sofia Gomez Villafane (centre) the winner <\/span>(Image credit: @unroadunltd)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Sofia Gomez Villafane <\/a>and Keegan Swenson<\/a> won the 122-mile \u2018waffle distance\u2019 of the inaugural Belgian Waffle Ride Arizona on March 5, 2023. The field for the women came down to three riders at the front of the race until Villafane hit the gas with 40 miles to go to earn a solo win ahead of Anna Yamauchi and Alexis Skarda. Swenson, who won BWR Utah in 2020, countered a blistering attack by Christopher Blevins in the final two miles to secure his victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good one. It was a pretty epic last 10 miles,\u201d Swenson said about the one-on-one battle with Blevins. \u201cWe pretty much attacked those last climbs, in the neighborhood, I brought him back, it was a lot of cat and mouse. An awesome day.\u201d<\/p>\n