She was raised in Esquel, Patagonia until she was twelve, before moving with her family to Los Gatos, California. The fifth child of six, she discovered mountain biking through the NorCal High School Mountain Bike Program, and her brother found her a bike on Craigslist for $500. She went on to compete at the collegiate level for Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, where she received a Bachelor’s in exercise science and a minor in business administration.[2][3]
She races primarily in North America and is the 2019 Argentine national cross-country champion.[4]
In 2021, she became the first female mountain biker to compete in the Olympics for Argentina since 2004 by qualifying to compete in the cross-country event.[7]
Personal lifeedit
She and her boyfriend, Keegan Swenson, met through mountain biking in 2012. They regularly train and travel to competitions together.[8]
Villafañe resides in Heber City, Utah, United States. She has a dual American and Argentine nationality.[4]
sofía, gómez, villafañe, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, gómez, second, maternal, family, name, villafane, sofía, gómez, villafane, born, april, 1994, argentine, cross, country, mountain, biker, cyclo, cross, cyclist, represented, argentina, 202. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Gomez and the second or maternal family name is Villafane Sofia Gomez Villafane born 15 April 1994 is an Argentine cross country mountain biker and cyclo cross cyclist She represented Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Women s cross country 1 Sofia Gomez VillafanePersonal informationBorn 1994 04 15 15 April 1994 age 30 Esquel ArgentinaTeam informationCurrent teamSpecialized Off RoadDisciplineMountain bikingCyclo crossRoleRiderMajor winsUnbound 2022 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editShe was raised in Esquel Patagonia until she was twelve before moving with her family to Los Gatos California The fifth child of six she discovered mountain biking through the NorCal High School Mountain Bike Program and her brother found her a bike on Craigslist for 500 She went on to compete at the collegiate level for Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado where she received a Bachelor s in exercise science and a minor in business administration 2 3 She races primarily in North America and is the 2019 Argentine national cross country champion 4 She won the 2019 Epic Rides series defeating World Cup champion Kate Courtney in the final race 5 At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima Peru she won a silver medal in the cross country race 6 In 2021 she became the first female mountain biker to compete in the Olympics for Argentina since 2004 by qualifying to compete in the cross country event 7 Personal life editShe and her boyfriend Keegan Swenson met through mountain biking in 2012 They regularly train and travel to competitions together 8 Villafane resides in Heber City Utah United States She has a dual American and Argentine nationality 4 References edit Cycling Mountain Bike GOMEZ VILLAFANE Sofia Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 24 August 2021 Retrieved 24 August 2021 Sofia Gomez Villafane Mountain Biking CLIF Athlete Clifbar Portrait Sofia Gomez Villafane 28 June 2021 a b Stories Meet Sofia Gomez Villafane Stan s NoTubes www notubes com To become a top MTB pro Sofia Gomez Villafane learned to put herself first 12 August 2020 Mountain Bike Athlete Profile GOMEZ VILLAFANE Sofia Pan American Games Lima 2019 wrsd lima2019 pe Livingston John Sofia Gomez Villafane gives Fort Lewis College another Olympian Durango Herald Ramsey Ben Cross country mountain biker Sofia Gomez Villafane eyes 2020 Olympics www parkrecord com External links editSofia Gomez at Olympedia nbsp Sofia Gomez Villafane at Olympics com Sofia Gomez Villafane at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games archived Sofia Gomez Villafane on Instagram nbsp This biographical article relating to Argentine cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sofia Gomez Villafane amp oldid 1214914781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
