Chris Lawless

Chris Lawless
Lawless in 2016
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Roscoe Lawless
NicknamesThe Wigan Wagon Wheel, The Pig-Man
Born (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 30)
Wigan, England
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamSaint Piran
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2014100% Me
Professional teams
2015WIGGINS
2016JLT–Condor
2017Axeon–Hagens Berman
2018–2020Team Sky
2021–2022Total Direct Énergie
2023AT85 Pro Cycling
2023Lotto–Dstny Development Team
Managerial team
2024–Saint Piran
Major wins
Stage races
Tour de Yorkshire (2019)

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.

Career

After signing for Team Sky in 2018, Lawless made his debut with the team in the Tour Down Under. He achieved his first victory for the team in March, at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali.

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
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 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
3rd Scheldeprijs
2019
1st Overall Tour de Yorkshire
1st Points classification
3rd Scheldeprijs
4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Young rider classification
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

References

  1. ↑ "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Total Direct Energie". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 7 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Total Direct Energie sign Lawless and Boasson Hagen". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Chris Lawless reinforces Lotto Dstny Development Team". lottodstny.be. Lotto–Dstny. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Chris Lawless". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Chris Lawless signs for Team Sky". Team Sky. Sky UK. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bernal and Halvorsen lead Team Sky at Tour Down Under". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Frattini, Kirsten (24 March 2018). "Coppi e Bartali: Lawless wins stage 3". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 5 January 2019.