Shayna Powless (Retired)
Shayna Powless is a retired American cyclist who competed across road, mountain bike, gravel and track disciplines. An all-rounder with a strong endurance background, she represented the United States internationally and recorded notable results in both domestic stage races and European road events before retiring at the end of 2024.
Shayna Powless profile
- Name: Shayna Powless
- Nationality: American
- Place of birth: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States
- Date of birth: 8 January 1994
- Status: Retired
- Current Team: Retired
- Previous Teams: BMC MTB Development, Liv Co-Factory MTB, Sho-Air TWENTY20, Team TWENTY24, L39ION of Los Angeles, DNA Pro Cycling
Career overview
Powless won the American under-23 cross-country mountain bike title in 2013 before increasingly focusing on road racing from 2017. She finished tenth overall at the 2018 Joe Martin Stage Race and tenth at the 2019 Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, while also placing fifth at Unbound Gravel in 2021. Her strongest road season came in 2022, when she finished fourth in the US national road championship, seventh at La Picto-Charentaise and eighth with the American team pursuit squad at the Track World Championships. Powless won the points classification at the 2023 Tour of the Gila and finished seventh at the Tour de Gatineau, returning to take eighth there in 2024. She retired from professional racing at the end of 2024 to focus on coaching, media work and her non-profit activities.
