Shayna Powless Explained

Shayna Powless
Birth Date:8 January 1994
Birth Place:Eglin Air Force Base, Florida[1]
Height:5feet
Discipline:Mountain biking, road, gravel racing
Role:Rider
Ridertype:All-rounder
Amateuryears1:2012-2014
Amateurteam1:BMC MTB Development
Amateuryears2:2015-2016
Amateurteam2:Liv Co-Factory MTB
Proyears1:2017-

Shayna Powless (born January 8, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist.[2] She is of Oneida heritage through her father[3] and is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.[4] She grew up in Sacramento, California and played a variety of sports whilst growing up, but initially gravitated towards mountain bike racing during her high school years.[5] In 2013 Powless was crowned Under-23 US national mountain bike champion in her first season in that age category.[6] She took up road bicycle racing when she joined the cycling team at the University of California, Los Angeles. She signed to ride for the UCI Women's Team for the 2019 women's road cycling season.[7] She is the daughter of Olympic marathon runner Jen Allred[8] and the sister of fellow racing cyclist Neilson Powless.[9] She has been in a relationship with Canadian American football player Eli Ankou since 2013, after the couple met at UCLA: as of 2021 the couple were engaged.[10]

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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Shayna Powless . . . June 25, 2021.
    2. Web site: Shayna Powless . ProCyclingStats . March 21, 2019.
    3. Web site: Native American pro athletes Shayna Powless, Eli Ankou planning summer camps in Wisconsin . Vaisvilas . Frank . October 9, 2020 . . June 25, 2021.
    4. Web site: Jack Powless . North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame . 2024-05-16.
    5. Web site: Shayna Powless and 200 Miles of Unbound Gravel . Jary . Rachel . June 24, 2021 . . June 25, 2021.
    6. Web site: Powless celebrates first mountain bike national title . George . Sue. July 19, 2013 . cyclingnews.com. June 25, 2021.
    7. News: Sho-Air TWENTY20 Announces 2019 Roster with 4 Canadians. CanadianCyclist.com. Canadian Cyclist. January 16, 2019. March 9, 2019.
    8. Web site: Jeanette Allred-Powless . . ARC Beavers . September 3, 2020.
    9. Web site: High school cycling produces world class athletes . George . Sue . August 29, 2013 . . September 3, 2020.
    10. Web site: Bills sign NT Eli Ankou: 4 things to know . Talbot . Ryan . June 22, 2021 . . June 25, 2021.