Shayna Powless (born January 8, 1994) is an American professional

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. She is of

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heritage through her father and is a citizen of the

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of Wisconsin. She grew up in

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and played a variety of sports whilst growing up, but initially gravitated towards

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during her high school years. In 2013 Powless was crowned Under-23 US national mountain bike champion in her first season in that age category. She took up

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when she joined the

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at the

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. She signed to ride for the

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for the 2019 women's road cycling season. She is the daughter of Olympic marathon runner Jen Allred and the sister of fellow racing cyclist

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. She has been in a relationship with Canadian

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player Eli Ankou since 2013, after the couple met at UCLA: as of 2021 the couple were engaged.

Major results

;2018 : 10th Overall

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;2019 : 10th Winston Salem Cycling Classic ;2022 : 4th Road race, National Road Championships : 7th

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;2023 :

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::1st Points classification

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Powless, Shayna 1994 births Living people American female cyclists Oneida Nation of Wisconsin people Iroquois women Sportspeople from Sacramento, California 21st-century American sportswomen 21st-century Native American people 21st-century Native American women Native American sportspeople Cyclists from California Pan American Games cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 2023 Pan American Games