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Edward Laverack

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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 (age 30)
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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Edward Laverack". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Ed Laverack journal: motivation, transfomation, preparation". The British Continental. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.