Info about Leo Hayter
- Date of birth: 10/08/2001
- Nationality: British
- Height/weight: 1.78 m, 66 kg
Teams
- 2020 Development Team Sunweb
- 2021 Development Team DSM
- 2022 Hagens Berman Axeon
- 2022 (from 1 August as a trainee) Ineos Grenadiers
- 2023 Ineos Grenadiers
- 2024 Ineos Grenadiers
- 2025 Ineos Grenadiers
Leo Hayter, 21 years old, Ineos Grenadiers
The name Hayter is already synonymous with cycling talent made in the UK. Ethan Hayter is regarded as a highly talented all-rounder, strong in sprints and time trials, who has so far only lacked major success in the professional ranks. His brother Leo, who is three years younger, has signed his first professional contract with top British team Ineos Grenadiers for the new season and will be learning alongside his brother - but will perhaps also quickly celebrate his first successes.
His potential: He could continue the still young tradition of British Grand Tour winners - after Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas. His dowry from the U23 class is impressive: he won the Giro d'Italia U23 and won two mountain stages - in Santa Caterina with an impressive lead of almost five minutes over second-placed Romain Gregoire.
Hayter leads a strong generation of British riders, which also includes his team-mates, rouleur Ben Turner, climber Ben Tulett and time trial specialist Josh Tarling, as well as sprinter Ethan Vernon from Team Soudal-Quick-Step. "At the moment it looks like I can do everything but sprint. Winning the Giro, and especially the way I did it, showed more than just myself that I'm ready to take the next step," he told VeloNews before starting his pro career.
Cycling talents: TOUR shows 10 promotion candidates for 2023
TOUR editor Andreas Kublik takes a look at ten young riders who will be worth watching in 2023. We present the individual candidates in our series. Almost all of the selected riders are already under contract with a World Tour team. Signing cyclists at a very young age is a trend that has recently caught on with the top teams.
Numerous youngsters skip the U23 class and go straight into the professional ranks. The most prominent example of this development is Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian was under contract with Deceuninck - Quick Step in 2019 at the age of just 18. Since then, he has worked his way up to the top of the world rankings, including becoming road world champion in 2022.
Many top teams also have their own junior racing team, where they train their talents and later bring them into the professional squad. A prime example of this is the Groupama-FDJ team in 2023, which has recruited all seven new riders for this year from the Equipe continentale Groupama-FDJ.
Andreas Kublik
Editor
