Rhys Lloyd (cyclist)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rhys Lloyd |
| Nickname | Flybynight |
| Born |
23 January 1989 Porthcawl, Wales |
| Team information | |
| Current team | NFTO |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2007 | Port Talbot Wheelers |
| 2011 | Port Talbot Wheelers[1] |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2008-2009 | Rapha Condor |
| 2010 | Pendragon Sports/Le Col/Colnago |
| 2012-2014 | Metaltek-Scott |
| 2015 | NFTO |
|
Infobox last updated on 18 April 2015 | |
Rhys Lloyd (born 23 January 1989)[2] is a Welsh racing cyclist who rides for the NFTO team.
Biography
Lloyd hails from Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Lloyd came fifth overall at the 2007 Junior Tour of Wales. He was selected as a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Program. He also rode the Tour of Britain in 2008, stepping in as a replacement for Ben Greenwood. Lloyd rode another year for Rapha Condor in 2009 but moved to Pendragon in 2010 and ended the year representing Wales in the Commonwealth Games in India. In 2011 he finished 15th place in the Cintron Tour, Mallorca, but took the rest of the year off after being hit by a vehicle while out on a training ride. 2012 saw Lloyd's return to racing with the Metaltek-Scott cycle team. In December 2014 Lloyd was announced as part of the NFTO line-up for the 2015 season.[3]
Major results
- 2006
- 1st Welsh National Road Race Championships
- 1st Welsh National Time Trial Championships
- 2007
- 1st Welsh National Circuit Race Championships
- 2nd Isle of Man Junior Tour[4]
- 2008
- 1st Welsh National Circuit Race Championships
- 2009
- 2nd Welsh National Road Race Championships[5]
- 2010
- 1st Stage 1 Totnes-Vire Stage Race
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships Under 23
- 2014
- 3rd Castle Combe Easter Classic[8]
- 2015
- 3rd Welsh National Circuit Race Championships[9]
References
- ↑ "Rhys Lloyd: Individual / Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "riders-and-staff » Rhys Lloyd". Rapha Condor.
- ↑ Bull, Nick (11 December 2014). "Garmin-Sharp's Steele Von Hoff joins NFTO for 2015". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Isle of Man Youth/Junior Tour". British Cycling. 2007-05-06.
- ↑ Andy McGrath & Andrew Canning (2009-06-10). "Regional Road Race Championships: Round-up". Cycling Weekly.
- ↑ "Road: Rhys Lloyd wins final Springtime Pursuit". British Cycling. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Kalas Cup 2-day - Day 2". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Castle Combe Easter Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Welsh Criterium Championships" (PDF). British Cycling. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
- Rhys Lloyd profile at Cycling Archives