Matthew Lloyd (cyclist)
.jpg) 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 | Jelly Belly–Maxxis |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2011 | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2012–2013 | Lampre–ISD[1] |
| 2014 | Jelly Belly–Maxxis |
| Major wins | |
Tour of Wellington (2005) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 24 April 2014 | |
Matthew Lloyd (born 24 May 1983) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who rides for the Jelly Belly–Maxxis team.[2] Lloyd is the first Australian cyclist to win a King of the Mountains competition in a grand tour. He 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]
Career achievements
Major results
Source:[6]
- 2004
- 1st Stage 12 Herald Sun Tour
- 2005
- 1st
Under-23 National Criterium Championships - 1st
Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1st Stage 5
- 3rd Grafton–Inverall
- 2006
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Japan
- 1st Stage 5 Herald Sun Tour
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 1st Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Wellington
- 1st Stage 3 Rhonde de Soulore-Oubisque
- 3rd Overall Baby Giro
- 2007
- 4th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2008
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Overall Settimana Coppi e Bartali
- 2009
- 6th National Road Race Championships
- 2010
- 1st Stage 6 Giro d'Italia
Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
61 | 30 | - | 50 | 70 | - | - |
| Tour |
- | - | 46 | 47 | - | WD | - |
| Vuelta |
- | WD | 50 | - | - | - | - |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "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. Future plc. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ AIS Athletes at the Olympics
- ↑ Farrand, Stephen (14 April 2011). "Omega Pharma-Lotto release Matt Lloyd". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ "Lloyd signs for Lampre-ISD". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingbase.com/palcoureurs.php?id=3295&idtitle=1
External links
Media related to Matthew Lloyd at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Matthew Lloyd at Trap-Friis.dk. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 May 2011)
- Palmares on Cycling Base (French)
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