Leo Hayter
British cyclist
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Leo Hayter (born 10 August 2001) is a British racing cyclist, who rides for Modern Adventure Pro Cycling.[2] He began his professional career with UCI WorldTeam Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team.[3]
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London, England
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| Born | 10 August 2001 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | ||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2019 | VC Londres | ||||||||||||||
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| 2020–2021 | Development Team Sunweb[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Hagens Berman Axeon | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | INEOS Grenadiers (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | INEOS Grenadiers | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Voster ATS Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
As a Junior road cyclist in 2019, Hayter won 1.1 UCI level junior races at the Omloop van Borsele and Trofee van Vlaanderen.[4][5] In 2021, he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs.[6] In 2022, he won two consecutive stages and the overall title at the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia[7] 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.[8]
Hayter paused his professional career in August 2024, citing issues with his mental health.[9] A year later, he announced an intention to return to professional cycling, aiming to make his first race the end-of-season Chrono des Nations, with a view to competing more frequently in 2026.[10] Hayter signed with the Voster ATS Team to secure entry into the race,[11] before joining Modern Adventure Pro Cycling for 2026.[2]
Personal
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
- 2018
- 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st Prologue
- 2019
- UEC European Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 3rd
Individual pursuit
- 1st
- 1st National Junior Road Race Series[12]
- 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
- 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
