Rhys Lloyd (cyclist)

Rhys Lloyd
Personal information
Full name Rhys Lloyd
Nickname Flybynight
Born (1989-01-23) 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]

Palmarès

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
2012
1st Round 3, Springtime Pursuits Series[6]
2nd Kalas Cup 2-day
1st Stage 4[7]
2014
3rd Castle Combe Easter Classic[8]
2015
3rd Welsh National Circuit Race Championships[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Rhys Lloyd: Individual / Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "riders-and-staff » Rhys Lloyd". Rapha Condor.
  3. ↑ Bull, Nick (11 December 2014). "Garmin-Sharp’s Steele Von Hoff joins NFTO for 2015". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Isle of Man Youth/Junior Tour". British Cycling. 2007-05-06.
  5. ↑ Andy McGrath & Andrew Canning (2009-06-10). "Regional Road Race Championships: Round-up". Cycling Weekly.
  6. ↑ "Road: Rhys Lloyd wins final Springtime Pursuit". British Cycling. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kalas Cup 2-day - Day 2". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Castle Combe Easter Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "2015 Welsh Criterium Championships" (PDF). British Cycling. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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