Shayna Powless

Shayna Powless
Personal information
Born (1994-01-08) January 8, 1994 (age 30)
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Team information
Current teamVirginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24
DisciplineMountain biking, road, gravel racing[2]
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder[1]
Amateur teams
2012-2014BMC MTB Development[1]
2015-2016Liv 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]

Major results

2018
10th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
2019
10th Winston Salem Cycling Classic
2022
4th Road race, National Road Championships
7th La Picto - Charentaise
2023
Tour of the Gila
1st Points classification

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Shayna Powless". Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Jary, Rachel (June 24, 2021). "Shayna Powless and 200 Miles of Unbound Gravel". Rouleur. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Shayna Powless at Cycling Archives (archived)
  4. ^ "Shayna Powless". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Vaisvilas, Frank (October 9, 2020). "Native American pro athletes Shayna Powless, Eli Ankou planning summer camps in Wisconsin". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jack Powless". North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  7. ^ a b George, Sue (July 19, 2013). "Powless celebrates first mountain bike national title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sho-Air TWENTY20 Announces 2019 Roster with 4 Canadians". CanadianCyclist.com. Canadian Cyclist. January 16, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jeanette Allred-Powless". ARC Beavers. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  10. ^ George, Sue (August 29, 2013). "High school cycling produces world class athletes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Talbot, Ryan (June 22, 2021). "Bills sign NT Eli Ankou: 4 things to know". syracuse.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.