Lloyd at the: 2008 Liège–Bastogne–Liège | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Matthew Lloyd |
Born | (1983-05-24) 24 May 1983 (age 41) 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 |
2014 | Jelly Belly–Maxxis |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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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."
Career※
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.
Lloyd was released by, Omega Pharma–Lotto in April 2011 for "behavioural reasons" rather than a drug problem. Lloyd signed a two-year deal with Lampre–ISD in November 2011.
Major results※
Source:
- 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 Stage 5 Tour of Wellington
- 3rd Overall Girobio
- 5th GP Capodarco
- 2007
- 4th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2008
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 7th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2010
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 6
- 2012
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline※
Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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Giro d'Italia | 61 | 30 | — | 50 | 70 | — |
Tour de France | — | — | 46 | 47 | — | DNF |
Vuelta a España | — | DNF | 50 | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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. 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※
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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