Ed Laverack
Edward Laverack at the Grand pix 2015
Personal information
Full nameEdward Laverack
Nickname
  • Lavers
  • The Welsh Dragon
Born (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamVAMos.CC/Scratch Rider
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2011–2012Bynea Cycling Club
2020Saint Piran
Professional teams
2013–2018Rapha Condor
2019SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling

Edward Laverack (born 27 July 1994[1]) is a Welsh Youtuber and former professional cyclist from Llanelli.[2] Predominantly a hill climber, Ed rose to fame within the hill climb community after his surprise win at the 2019 British National Hill Climb Championship in Haytor Vale, Devon,[3] setting a new course record in the process.[2] After failing to podium at the event in the following years Ed made a widely anticipated comeback finishing 2nd to GCN contributor Andrew Feather who broke Ed's own course record to set a new record of 11:38.0 on The Struggle, Ambleside.

Born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Laverack attended Ysgol Bryngwyn.[4] At the age of 14 he was inspired to have a go at cycling having witnessed Nicole Cooke's performance at the 2008 Olympic Games. Having started racing at the age of 17 with Bynea Cycling Club in 2011,[5] Laverack joined British UCI continental cycling team Rapha Condor in 2013. The following year he won the Under 23 British National Road Race Championships, finishing 13th overall.[5] 2019 saw him moving to UCI Continental team SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling.

Major results

2014
1st Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
2019
1st National Hill Climb Championships
2023
1st Scotland
2nd National Hill Climb Championships

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Edward Laverack". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Check out Ed Laverack's incredible National Hill Climb win on Strava". Cyclist. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cycling Time Trials: RTTC National Hill Climb Championship (Mid-Devon CC)(Men)Entries close 08/10/19) - Participation List". www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "FORMER PUPIL ED LAVERACK GAINS PLACE ON PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM!". Ysgol Bryngwyn School. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Ed Laverack journal: motivation, transfomation, preparation". The British Continental. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.


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