Leo Hayter was born to race a bike. Brother of Ineos Grenadiers star Ethan Hayter, Leo has had quite the year, ending with him joining his brother in the professional ranks at the Dave Brailsford-managed team in 2023.
It’s tempting to see Hayter’s under-23 Giro d’Italia, or ‘Baby Giro’, victory in May in the colours of the Axel Merckxrun Hagens Berman Axeon team, as the catalyst, but he explains that the WorldTour was already coming knocking well before then.
“At the end of last year, I had a lot of