Leo Hayter (born 10 August 2001) is a British racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[2]

Leo Hayter
Personal information
Born (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 23)
London, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2013–2019VC Londres
Professional teams
2020–2021Development Team Sunweb[1]
2022Hagens Berman Axeon
2022Ineos Grenadiers (stagiaire)
2023–2024Ineos Grenadiers
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Wollongong Under-23 time trial

Career

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As a Junior road cyclist in 2019, he won 1.1 UCI level junior races at the Omloop van Borsele and Trofee van Vlaanderen.[3][4] In 2021, he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs.[5] In 2022, he won two consecutive stages and the overall title at the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia[6] It was announced on 1 August 2022 he would join Ineos Grenadiers as a stagiare immediately and then join on a three-year contract from 2023.[7]

Hayter paused his professional career in August 2024, citing issues with his mental health.[8]

Personal

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Hayter is the nephew of former New Young Pony Club keyboardist Lou Hayter. His older brother Ethan Hayter is also a racing cyclist who joined Team Ineos in 2020.

Major results

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2018
2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
1st Prologue
2019
UEC European Junior Track Championships
1st   Team pursuit
3rd   Individual pursuit
1st National Junior Road Race Series[9]
1st Trofee van Vlaanderen
1st EPZ Omloop van Borsele
2nd E3 BinckBank Classic Junioren
4th Road race, National Junior Road Championships
4th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniors
8th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2020
1st Stage 3 (TTT) Ronde de l'Isard
2021
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st   Time trial
3rd Road race
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
1st Stage 2 Tour de Bretagne
2022
1st   Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st   Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st Stages 2 & 3
2nd Trofeo Città di Meldola
3rd   Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
10th Overall Tour du Rwanda
2023
5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

References

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  1. ^ "Leo Hayter". team-dsm.com. Team DSM. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Leo Hayter joins INEOS Grenadiers". www.ineosgrenadiers.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Trofee van Vlaanderen 2019". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Omloop van Borsele 2019". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Leo Hayter takes incredible Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23 win for Development Team DSM". team-dsm.com. Team DSM. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Leo Hayter books in as 'next big thing' with Baby Giro triumph". Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (1 August 2022). "Leo Hayter turns pro with Ineos Grenadiers". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. ^ Hayter, Leo. "My struggle". leohaytercycling.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Junior National Series Winners". Bikesy. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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