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Full name | Edward Laverack |
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Born | Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales | 27 July 1994
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) [1] |
Team information | |
Current team | VAMos.CC/Scratch Rider |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur teams | |
2011–2012 | Bynea Cycling Club |
2020 | Saint Piran |
Professional teams | |
2013–2018 | Rapha Condor |
2019 | SwiftCarbon 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.
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