Ethan Hayter

Ethan Edward Hayter (born 18 September 1998) is a British road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.

Hayter started riding at Herne Hill Velodrome in 2012, aged 13. He raced for the VC Londres cycling club from 2012 to 2016, and remains an honorary member. In 2016 he joined British Cycling's Senior Academy squad, relinquishing his A-level studies in order to join the programme.

He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning a gold medal. In August 2018 it was reported that Hayter had joined Team Sky as a stagiaire until the end of the year. That month he also competed at the European Track Championships in Glasgow, where he took bronze medals as part of the British team pursuit squad, the Madison pairing alongside Oliver Wood and an individual gold in the omnium.

In November 2019, it was announced that Hayter would race for Team Ineos from 2020, on a three-year contract. Hayter competed in the Paris 2024 Olympics.

In August 2024 it was announced that Hayter would be leaving Ineos Grenadiers and would move to Soudal–Quick-Step from 2025 on a two-season contract.

As of 2021 he was living in Manchester with fellow cyclist Fred Wright. He is the older brother and Team Ineos teammate of Leo Hayter.^{[citation needed]}