Matthew Lloyd (cyclist)

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 team, after riding for the SouthAustralia.com–AIS team. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

Lloyd was released by in April 2011 for "behavioural reasons" rather than a drug problem. Lloyd signed a two-year deal with in November 2011.

Major results
Source:


 * 2004
 * 9th Overall Herald Sun Tour
 * 1st Stage 12


 * 2005
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG National Under-23 Criterium Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg 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 Jersey red.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour of Wellington
 * 3rd Overall Girobio
 * 5th GP Capodarco


 * 2007
 * 4th Overall Tour Down Under


 * 2008
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
 * 4th Giro dell'Emilia
 * 7th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali


 * 2010
 * Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 6


 * 2012
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships