Edward Laverack (born 27 July 1994) is a

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cyclist from Llanelli. Predominantly a hill climber, his most notable achievement is winning the 2019 British National Hill Climb Championship in Haytor Vale, Devon, setting a new course record in the process. Born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Laverack attended Ysgol Bryngwyn. At the age of 14 he was inspired to have a go at cycling having witnessed

Nicole Cooke Nicole Denise Cooke, MBE (born 13 April 1983) is a Welsh former professional road bicycle racer and Commonwealth, Olympic and World road race champion. At Beijing in 2008 she became the first British woman to win a Gold Olympic medal in any cyc ...

's performance at the

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. Having started racing at the age of 17 with Bynea Cycling Club in 2011, 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. 2019 saw him moving to UCI Continental team SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling.

Major results

;2014 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships ;2019 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Hill Climb Championships ;2023 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Scotland

References

Living people 1994 births Welsh male cyclists Sportspeople from Llanelli {{UK-cycling-bio-stub