Edward Laverack (born 27 July 1994) is a Welsh Youtuber and former professional cyclist from Llanelli. 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, setting a new course record in the process. 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. 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, 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 Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
2019
1st National Hill Climb Championships
2023
1st Scotland
2nd National Hill Climb Championships
Controversies
At the 2023 British National Hill Climb Championship in Ambleside, Cumbria crowds observed Ed avoiding a hand shake from 4 time British Hill Climb Champion Andrew Feather on the podium.