Samara Sheppard Explained

Samara Sheppard
Birth Date:25 June 1990
Birth Place:New Zealand
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2014–2015

Samara Sheppard (born 1990) is a mountain bike racing and road bicycle racing cyclist from New Zealand. She competed for New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, finishing ninth out of twelve competitors in the women's cross-country competition.[1]

Life

Sheppard was born in Clyde in the South Island of New Zealand. She suffered a series of injuries as a runner which led her to move into cycling as an alternative sport. She relocated to Australia in 2016 and won a New Zealand title in 2017 and Oceania titles in 2017 and 2018.[2] She also won an Australian title, the elite women's section of the Australian Mountain Bike National Series, in 2018.[3]

Major results

Road

2020
  • 2nd Gravel and Tar
  • 9th Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour

    Notes and References

    1. News: Samara Sheppard New Zealand Olympic Team. 17 February 2018. New Zealand Olympic Team. 25 February 2018. en.
    2. Web site: Samara Sheppard’s steady climb to the top Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Gold Coast 2018. en. 25 February 2018.
    3. Web site: Kiwis star on Commonwealth Games mountain bike course. Stuff. en. 25 February 2018.