Shayna Powless

Shayna Powless (born January 8, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist.[4] She is of Oneida descent through her father.[5] 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.[6] She took up road bicycle racing when she joined the cycling team at the University of California, Los Angeles.[2][6] She signed to ride for the UCI Women's Team Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 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:[5] as of 2021 the couple were engaged.[10]