Shannon Malseed

Shannon Malseed
Malseed as 2018 Australian National Road Race Champion
Personal information
Full nameShannon Malseed
Nickname
  • Dash
  • Dachshund
Born (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 30)
Narrawong, Victoria, Australia
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2013–2017Holden Women's Cycling Team
Professional team
2018–2020Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank[1][2]
Major wins
One day races & Classics
Continental Road Race Championships (2016)
National Road Race Championships (2018)

Shannon Malseed (born 27 December 1994) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2018 and 2020 for the Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank team.[3]

Malseed was victorious at the 2018 Australian National Road Race Championships in Ballarat, beating many race favorites and automatically qualifying a place for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4] Malseed won the overall leader jersey for the 2017 Australian National Road Series (NRS), then racing for the highly successful domestic cycling team, Holden Women's Racing.[5] Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank signed Malseed as a neo-pro for 2018 to race both in the United States and Europe.[6]

At the start of the 2020 season, Malseed broke her scapula during Stage Two of the Bay Crits and missed the rest of the Australian part of the season.[7] She announced her retirement from professional cycling at the end of the 2020 season.[3]

Major results

2015
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race[8]
1st Criterium
2016
1st Road race, Oceania Cycling Championships
2nd Criterium, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th White Spot / Delta Road Race
2017
2nd Road race, Oceania Cycling Championships
National Road Championships
3rd Criterium
4th Road race
2018
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour of Chongming Island[9]
7th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
2019
2nd Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Stage 2

References

  1. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (27 February 2019). "Tibco-SVB unite in California for pre-season training camp - Gallery". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Australian champion Sarah Gigante among five new riders at Tibco-SVB in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Shannon's life post-cycling: Malseed on career and future ambitions". The Courier. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Road champ Malseed looks ahead to Gold Coast 2018". Cycling. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Malseed finishes at NRS peak as overseas racing calls". Cycling. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Tibco-SVB bring in new talent for 2018 | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Women's Cycling Profiles: Shannon Malseed". ProCyclingUK. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ WOOLLEY, JARROD (10 January 2015). "Malseed wins second gold medal at cycling's national championships". The Standard. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Shannon Malseed". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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