Shayna Powless
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida[1]
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1994 Eglin Air Force Base, Florida[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 |
| Discipline | Mountain biking, road, gravel racing[2] |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder[1] |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2012-2014 | BMC MTB Development[1] |
| 2015-2016 | Liv Co-Factory MTB[1] |
| Professional team | |
| 2017- | Sho-Air TWENTY20[3][2] |
Shayna Powless (born January 8, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist.[4] She is of Oneida heritage through her father[5] and is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.[6] She grew up in Sacramento, California[1] and played a variety of sports whilst growing up, but initially gravitated towards mountain bike racing during her high school years.[2] In 2013 Powless was crowned Under-23 US national mountain bike champion in her first season in that age category.[7] She took up road bicycle racing when she joined the cycling team at the University of California, Los Angeles.[2][7] She signed to ride for the UCI Women's Team Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 for the 2019 women's road cycling season.[8] She is the daughter of Olympic marathon runner Jen Allred[9] and the sister of fellow racing cyclist Neilson Powless.[10] She has been in a relationship with Canadian American football player Eli Ankou since 2013, after the couple met at UCLA:[5] as of 2021 the couple were engaged.[11]
