Matthew Lloyd
28 June, 2010: As he rolled alone across the line in Marina di Carrara on stage 6 of the 2010 Giro d’Italia, his arms spread in the victory salute, Matt Lloyd cemented his growing reputation as another brilliant Australian export to the world of European pro cycling. Check out Matthew’s site!
Already Matt is one of SKCC’s most illustrious members – yet at 28, the age when pure talent and hard experience begins to mature into a winning edge for the best riders, his future is beginning to look very exciting. The best, surely, is yet to come.
The former national ice hockey champion (in 1996) made the switch to cycling 10 years ago and graduated in rapid succession through the Victorian Institute of Sport, the South Australia-AIS squad and – after getting noticed for making the podium in the 2006 Baby Giro d’Italia – into the ProTour ranks with Belgian team Silence-Lotto.
In his second season, he wore the Australian green and gold after winning the national road championships in January 2008.
Now the team has morphed into Omega Pharma-Lotto and Matt has established himself as someone good for the Classics. Yet his stage win and green climbing jersey at the 2010 Giro, and past exploits at the Tour and the Vuelta,suggest he’s one for the grand tours as well.
Every year in the off-season, Matt makes a star appearance on the sidelines during the club’s crit racing, and at club functions. Here’s hoping he bring more glory home to talk about from this year’s Tour de France.
Results
2010
1st Overall KOM Giro d’Italia
1st Stage 6 Giro d’Italia
2009
6th road race Australian Open C’ships VIC
9th Stage 5 Tour Down Under ProTour AUS
2008
1st Road Race Australian Open C’ships VIC
4th Giro dell’Emilia ITA
5th Stage 4 Vuelta al Pais Vasco ProTour ESP
16th Liege Bastogne Liege BEL
25th La Fleche Wallonne BEL
25th Amstel Gold Race NED
29th Overall Tour Down Under AUS
30th Overall Giro d’Italia ITA
31st Road Race Olympic Games CHN
37th Overall Paris-Nice FRA
2007
4th Overall Tour Down Under AUS
4th Stage 1 Tour Down Under AUS
6th Road Race Australian Open Championships VIC
15th Overall Tour of Austria AUT
2006
1st Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi ITA
1st Stage 5 Tour of Japan JPN
1st Stage 5 Tour of Wellington NZL
1st Stage 5 Herald Sun Tour VIC
1st Stage 3 Rhonde de Soulore-Oubisque
2nd Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour VIC
2nd Stage 9 Giro Ciclistico d’Italia ITA
2nd Overall Gara Ciclistica Milionaria ITA
3rd Overall Giro Ciclistico d’Italia ITA
2005
1st Overall Tour of Wellington NZL
1st U23 Criterium National Titles QLD
1st King of Mountains Rhonde de Soulore-Oubisque
1st Stage 5 Tour of Wellington NZL
2004
1st Stage 12 Herald Sun Tour VIC