Laurie Greenland (born 18 February 1997) is a British downhill mountain biker. In 2016, he finished second at the UCI Downhill World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy.[1] He also won round 6 of the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy.

Laurie Greenland
Personal information
Born (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)
Team information
Current teamSanta Cruz Syndicate
DisciplineDownhill
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Vallnord Junior downhill
Silver medal – second place 2016 Val di Sole Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hajfell Junior downhill

Laurie Greenland has raced for Pysclewerx (2009 to 2013), Team Wideopenmountainbike.com (2013), Trek World Racing (2014, 2015), MS Mondraker Team (2016 - 2021), SC Syndicate (joined 2022). He was signed as a RedBull athlete in 2019.

Greenland raced his first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at Cairns, Australia in 2014.

In 2021, Greenland designed and opened the "Vanta" trail at BikePark Wales.[2]

Notable results include:

  • UK DH National Champion, Junior (Innerleithen, 2014)
  • 1st UCI DH World Cup, Junior (Lenzerheide, 2015)
  • 1st UCI DH World Cup, Junior (Windham, 2015)
  • 1st UCI DH World Cup, Junior (Val Di Sole, 2015)
  • UCI Junior DH World Champion (Vallnord, 2015)
  • 2nd UCI DH World Championships (Val Di Sole, 2016)
  • 2nd UCI DH World Cup (Val Di Sole, 2018)
  • 3rd UCI DH World Cup (Les Gets, 2019)
  • 1st UCI DH World Cup (Val Di Sole, 2019)
  • 2nd Red Bull Hardline (2021)

References

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  1. ^ "Laurie Greenland". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ Ellison, Joe. "Laurie Greenland reveals how to survive his new trail at BikePark Wales". redbull.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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