Dave Lloyd (born 12 October 1949) is an
English former professional
cyclist
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.
Life
Lloyd began racing in 1969. In 1972 he came seventh in the
Milk Race
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The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...
before going on to win the William Tell GP, beating
Francesco Moser and
Freddy Maertens,
and riding in the
Munich Olympics.
In 1973 he turned professional with
Raleigh
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, and over the next three years he won the national 5000m
pursuit championship twice and set a national 50-mile road record. In 1976 a heart condition forced a three-year break from cycling. On recovery he restarted as an amateur and over six years won 125 of 133 races. In 1982 he won the Points, King of the Mountains and Overall in the Girvan 3-Day beating a strong field of riders that included
Paul Curran,
Joey McLoughlin and
Jeff Williams.
In 1984 he returned to the professional sport, and finally retired from cycling two years later.
Lloyd was a framebuilder for 13 years. Living in south
Wirral, he is now a cycling coach and is behind The
Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge. In September 2009 he planned to return to amateur road racing by entering the Derby Mercury road race. Unfortunately one of his athletes had also entered the race, and Lloyd decided not to compete against him.
Palmarès
;1972
: 1st Overall William Tell GP
: 3rd Stage 6
Milk Race
The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time.
The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...
, New Brighton
: 2nd in Stage 9 part b Milk Race, Scarborough
: DNF
Olympic Games
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, Road race
: 14th
Olympic Games
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, Team Time Trial (100km)
;1973
: 3rd Cryers Hill
: 1st Eckington
: 1st Felixstowe
: 2nd Haverhill
: 2nd Leek
: 3rd Nantwick
: 3rd Trofeo Baracchi
;1974
: 2nd Bridlington
: 1st Caerphilly
: 3rd Durham
: 2nd Felixstowe
: 2nd Netherseal
: 1st Oxton
: 1st Southport
: 3rd Tom Simpson Memorial
;1975
: 2nd Buggenhout
;1978
: 3rd Currasong
;1983
: 1st General Classification Girvan Three Day
;1984
: 1st General Classification Tour of Ulster
;1986
: 2nd General Classification Ron Kitching Classic
: 2nd Stage 1 Ron Kitching Classic
References
External links
*
Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge Official Website*
1949 births
Living people
English male cyclists
British male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
English cycling coaches
Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Oswestry
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