Samara Sheppard
Samara Sheppard (born 1990) is a mountain bike racing and road bicycle racing cyclist from New Zealand. She competed for New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, finishing ninth out of twelve competitors in the women's cross-country competition. Life Sheppard was born in Clyde in the South Island of 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. She also won an Australian title, the elite women's section of the Australian Mountain Bike National Series, in 2018. Major results Road 2020 2nd Gravel and Tar 9th Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour References Living people 1990 births People from Clyde, New Zealand Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games New Zealand mountain bikers Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand 21st-century New Zealand women