Chris Lawless
British bicycle racer
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Christopher Roscoe Lawless (born 4 November 1995) is a British former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2015 to 2023. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Saint Piran.[6]
FullnameChristopher Roscoe Lawless
NicknameThe Wigan Wagon Wheel, The Pig-Man
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Lawless in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Roscoe Lawless |
| Nickname | The Wigan Wagon Wheel, The Pig-Man |
| Born | 4 November 1995 Wigan, England |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Saint Piran |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team | |
| 2014 | 100% Me |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015 | WIGGINS |
| 2016 | JLT–Condor |
| 2017 | Axeon–Hagens Berman |
| 2018–2020 | Team Sky[1][2] |
| 2021–2022 | Total Direct Énergie[3][4] |
| 2023 | AT85 Pro Cycling |
| 2023 | Lotto–Dstny Development Team[5] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2024– | Saint Piran |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Career
After signing for Team Sky in 2018,[7] Lawless made his debut with the team in the Tour Down Under.[8] He achieved his first victory for the team in March, at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali.[9]
Major results
- 2013
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 1st Points race, National Junior Track Championships
- 3rd Omnium, National Track Championships
- 9th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 2014
- 1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 1st Six Days of Ghent Future Stars (with Matt Gibson)
- 2015
- 6th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
- 6th Trofej Umag
- 10th Beaumont Trophy
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 1st Under-23 road race
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st ZLM Tour
- 1st Stage 3b Tour de Beauce
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir
- 3rd Velothon Wales
- 6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 2018
- Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1b (TTT) & 3
- 1st
- 3rd Scheldeprijs
- 2019
- 1st
Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 1st Points classification
- 1st
- 3rd Scheldeprijs
- 4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2022
- 2nd Schaal Sels
- 3rd Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969
- 4th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- Criterium
- 2015
- 1st Barrow, Tour Series
- 1st GP of Wales
- 1st Stockton Festival of Cycling
- 1st Tickhill
- 2nd London Nocturne
- 2016
- 1st National Criterium Championships
- Tour Series
- 1st Ramsey
- 1st Stoke-on-Trent
- 1st London Nocturne
- 1st Otley Grand Prix
- 1st Leicester Kermesse Castle Classic
- 1st Beverley
- 1st Sheffield
- 2017
- 1st Otley Grand Prix
- 1st Shrewsbury Grand Prix
- 1st Wales Open
