Chris Lawless

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Chris Lawless

| image = Chris Lawless in Motherwell.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Lawless in 2016

| fullname = Christopher Roscoe Lawless

| nickname = The Wigan Wagon Wheel, The Pig-Man

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wigan, England

| height = 1.81 m

| weight = 72 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|Saint Piran}}

| discipline = Road

| role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|Directeur sportif}}

| ridertype = Sprinter

| amateuryears1 = 2014

| amateurteam1 = 100% Me

| proyears1 = 2015

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|WGN|2015}}

| proyears2 = 2016

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|JLT|2016}}

| proyears3 = 2017

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|AHB|2017}}

| proyears4 = 2018–2020

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/team-sky/|title=Team Sky|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|accessdate=5 January 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105011120/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/team-sky/|archivedate=5 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13993/1001552/260|title=Team Ineos|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=2 January 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102035953/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13993/1001552/260|archivedate=2 January 2020}}

| proyears5 = 2021–2022

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|TDE|2021a}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15263/1000640/280|title=Total Direct Energie|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=7 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210107141554/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15263/1000640/280|archivedate=7 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/total-direct-energie-sign-lawless-with-boasson-hagen-also-set-to-join/|title=Total Direct Energie sign Lawless and Boasson Hagen|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=17 November 2020|accessdate=17 November 2020}}

| proyears6 = 2023

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|WIV|2023}}

| proyears7 = 2023

| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|LTS U23|2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.lottodstny.be/en/news/detail/5026/chris-lawless-reinforces-lotto-dstny-development-team|title=Chris Lawless reinforces Lotto Dstny Development Team|work=lottodstny.be|publisher={{UCI team code|LTS|2023}}|date=4 April 2023|accessdate=4 April 2023}}

| manageyears1 = 2024–

| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|Saint Piran|2024}}

| majorwins = Stage races

:Tour de Yorkshire (2019)

| medaltemplates =

| show-medals =

}}

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 {{UCI team code|Saint Piran}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/staff/christopher-lawless | title=Chris Lawless | work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=21 June 2024}}

Career

After signing for {{UCI team code|SKY|2018}} in 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.teamsky.com/article/chris-lawless-signs-for-team-sky|title=Chris Lawless signs for Team Sky|work={{UCI team code|SKY|2017}}|publisher=Sky UK|date=1 September 2017|accessdate=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126221342/https://www.teamsky.com/article/chris-lawless-signs-for-team-sky|archive-date=26 November 2018|url-status=dead}} Lawless made his debut with the team in the Tour Down Under.{{cite news|url= http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bernal-and-halvorsen-lead-team-sky-at-tour-down-under/|title=Bernal and Halvorsen lead Team Sky at Tour Down Under|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=8 January 2018|accessdate=8 January 2018}} He achieved his first victory for the team in March, at the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/settimana-internazionale-coppi-e-bartali-2018/stage-3/results/|title=Coppi e Bartali: Lawless wins stage 3|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|accessdate=5 January 2019|date=24 March 2018}}