Edward Laverack

Ed Laverack
Laverack at the 2015 Grand Prix des Marbriers
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
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Gravel
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2011–2012Bynea Cycling Club
2020Saint Piran
2020VAMos.CC
2021–2022Bynea Cycling Club
2024Backpedal
Professional teams
2013–2018Rapha Condor–JLT
2019SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling

Edward Laverack (born 27 July 1994[1]) is a British cyclist and YouTuber from Wales.[2] Predominantly a climber, Laverack rode professionally between 2013 and 2019 for UCI Continental teams JLT–Condor and SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling, and he was the winner of the 2019 British National Hill Climb Championships.

Career

Born in Llanelli, Laverack attended Bryngwyn Comprehensive School (Welsh: Ysgol Bryngwyn).[3] 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,[4] Laverack joined British UCI Continental team Rapha Condor–JLT in 2013. The following year he won the under-23 race at the British National Road Race Championships, finishing 13th overall.[4]

He moved to UCI continental team SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling for the 2019 season,[5] and won the British National Hill Climb Championships later that year in Haytor Vale, Devon,[6] setting a new course record in the process.[2] He returned to the podium in 2023, finishing second to Andrew Feather on The Struggle in Ambleside.

Major results

Source: [7]

2014
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2016
10th Overall Tour de Korea
2019
1st National Hill Climb Championships
2023
2nd National Hill Climb Championships

References

  1. ^ a b c "Edward Laverack". 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. ^ "FORMER PUPIL ED LAVERACK GAINS PLACE ON PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM!". Ysgol Bryngwyn School. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Ed Laverack journal: motivation, transfomation, preparation". The British Continental. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Ed Laverack interview". The British Continental. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Cycling Time Trials: RTTC National Hill Climb Championship (Mid-Devon CC)(Men)Entries close 08/10/19) – Participation List". cyclingtimetrials.org.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Edward Laverack". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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