Samara Sheppard
 Samara Sheppard at UCI World Cup XCO/XCE 2, Nove Mesto na Morave, 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1990 New Zealand |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 2014–2015 | Bizkaia–Durango |
Samara Sheppard(born 1990) is amountain bike racingandroad bicycle racingcyclist from New Zealand. She competed for New Zealand at the2018 Commonwealth Gameson theGold Coast,finishing ninth out of twelve competitors in thewomen's cross-country competition.[1]
Life[edit]
Sheppard was born inClydein theSouth Islandof 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.[1][2]She also won an Australian title, the elite women's section of the Australian Mountain Bike National Series, in 2018.[3]
Major results[edit]
Road[edit]
- 2020
- 2ndGravel and Tar
- 9th OverallWomen's Herald Sun Tour
References[edit]
- ^ab"Samara Sheppard | New Zealand Olympic Team".New Zealand Olympic Team.17 February 2018.Retrieved25 February2018.
- ^"Samara Sheppard's steady climb to the top | Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games".Gold Coast 2018.Retrieved25 February2018.
- ^"Kiwis star on Commonwealth Games mountain bike course".Stuff.Retrieved25 February2018.
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