Swift and Dodd both animated the British National Road Race Championships, launching attacks early on in the race and making the break with 60km remaining.
The pair worked well together in the break of five riders, which also included eventual winner Fred Wright (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team), Lewis Askey (NSN Cycling Team), and Elliot Rowe (Team Visma Lease A Bike Development).
It ended with a three up sprint between the World Tour riders, with Swift biting first inside the final kilometre, but settled for third place. A valiant effort from Dodd saw him come home in fifth overall, and take the second under-23 spot behind Rowe. Ben Turner finished in 15th place after a supportive performance.
Embret Svestad-Bardseng finished in eighth place at the Danish national championships, having been in a break for most of the day with eight other riders from Uno-X Mobility.
At the French National Road Race Championships, Dorian Godon and Axel Laurance came home 10th and 11th place, respectively, after a punchy 225.5km race in La Tour-du-Pin.