Matthew Lloyd (born 24 May 1983) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2014. Lloyd is the first Australian cyclist to win a King of the Mountains competition in a grand tour.
 Lloyd at the 2008 Liège–Bastogne–Liège | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Lloyd |
| Born | 24 May 1983 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2011 | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2012–2013 | Lampre–ISD[1] |
| 2014 | Jelly Belly–Maxxis[2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
editHe turned professional in 2007 with the Predictor–Lotto team, after riding for the SouthAustralia.com–AIS team. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3]
Lloyd was released by Omega Pharma–Lotto in April 2011 for "behavioural reasons" rather than a drug problem.[4] Lloyd signed a two-year deal with Lampre–ISD in November 2011.[5]
Major results
editSource:[6]
- 2004
- 9th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 12
- 2005
- 1st
National Under-23 Criterium Championships
- 1st
Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1st Stage 5
- 3rd Grafton–Inverell
- 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2006
- 1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Japan
- Herald Sun Tour
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Wellington
- 3rd Overall Girobio
- 5th GP Capodarco
- 2007
- 4th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2008
- 1st
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2010
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 6
- 1st
- 2012
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 30 | — | 50 | 70 | — | |
| — | — | 46 | 47 | — | DNF | |
| — | DNF | 50 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Lampre–Merida (LAM) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (6 January 2014). "Matthew Lloyd returns with Jelly Belly". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (14 April 2011). "Omega Pharma–Lotto release Matt Lloyd". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Lloyd signs for Lampre–ISD". Cycling News. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Matthew Lloyd at cyclingbase.com. Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit Media related to Matthew Lloyd (cyclist) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Matthew Lloyd at ProCyclingStats
- Matthew Lloyd at trap-friis.dk
- Palmares on Cycling Base (French)
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