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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSSHONNY VANLANDINGHAMDurango, Colorado2012 XTERRA Brazil Champion2010 XTERRA World ChampionShonny2012 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 10PERSONAL: Born May 29, 1969...earned her degree innutrition and played NCAA I basketball at East Texas StateUniversityroasts her own coffee at her second home onthe Big Island of Hawaiiin 1993 she was leading biketours in Maui that eventually spurred her professionalracing career.WEBSITE: lunaproteam.com, wahinefarms.comSPONSORS: Clif Bar, Luna Bar, Orbea, Shimano, SelleItalia, Squadra, Fox Shox, High Sierra, Mountain Hardwear,Prana, Garmin, Pearl Izumi, Planet Sun, Kona Red.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 8th year. In her first-everXTERRA at the World Championship in 2005 she postedfastest bike split and finished 7th.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: With 15 NORBA Nationalrace wins and three NORBA Series Championship titles,Vanlandingham is the most successful rider in NORBAhistory. A 7-time U.S. National Mountain Bike TeamMember, 3x (2004-06) NORBA National Series X-CountryChamp & 2005 U.S. National Short Track Champ.2006: Finished 9th (5th best bike split) at both the XTERRAUSA Championship in Tahoe and the XTERRA WorldChampionship in Maui (third-best bike).2007: Placed 5th at Mountain Champs, 7th at XTERRAUSA, and 7th in Pro Series. Finished XTERRA-best 4th atXTERRA World Champs and the fastest bike.2008: Won the Southeast Champs (her firs XTERRAvictory), was 3rd at the East Champs, 2nd at the MountainChamps, 7th at the XTERRA USA Championship (TopAmerican), was also the top American in the U.S. ProSeries (2nd overall) and finished 3rd at XTERRA Worldswhere she once again posted the fastest bike split.2009: Had the fastest bike split and placed 3rd at XTERRASaipan behind Julie Dibens and Renata Bucher. Finished2nd at XTERRA West Cup, 4th at the Midwest andSoutheast Cups, 2nd at the Atlantic Cup, won the XTERRASouth Central Cup in Arkansas, was third at the NortheastCup in Vermont, won the Mountain Cup, won XTERRAMexico, and was second at XTERRA USA Champs (andtop American for the second straight year). Placed 5th atXTERRA Worlds, her third straight year in the top 5.2010: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA Saipan Championship23and XTERRA Guam in March. Won the XTERRA WestChampionship on April 25, was second at the South CentralChampionship, won XTERRA Southeast, was 2nd atXTERRA East Championship, won the Mountain Champs,won XTERRA Brazil, was second at XTERRA Mexico, thirdat the USA Championship, and won the XTERRA WorldChampionship in Maui at the age of 41.2011: Won the inaugural XTERRA PhilippinesChampionship on March 6 and the XTERRA SaipanChampionship for the second year in a row a week later.Placed second at both the XTERRA West and SouthCentral Championship races in April, was 2nd at ITU CrossTri Worlds, was 4th at Pacific Champs, 2nd at SoutheastChamps, won the East and Mountain Championships, wonXTERRA Mexico, was 5th at XTERRA Czech and 2nd atthe XTERRA European Championship in Germany. Placed7th at the XTERRA USA Championship despite racing ontorn ACL. Finished 2nd in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series.2012: Placed 5th at the ITU Cross Tri WorldChampionships/XTERRA Southeast Championship, 4th atXTERRA East Champs, won the XTERRA BrazilChampionship, was second at the XTERRA MexicoChampionship, DNF at the USA Championship, and was8th at XTERRA Worlds.2013: Finished 3rd at the XTERRA South AfricaChampionship.