Dan Lloyd Ends Racing Career

Daniel Lloyd has made the decision to retire after 11 years as a full time bike rider. Lloyd rode for IG Sigma Sport in 2012, finishing 57th in his final race, The Tour of Britain. He will take on the position of assistant sports director with the team. As well as his new management role he will continue to work with Eurosport and other media interests. Bournemouth-based Lloyd started his career in mountain biking but soon moved to the road getting his first break with Endurasport.com. Spells with Giant Asia, DFL-Cyclingnews & An Post-Sean Kelly followed, before signing for Cervelo Test Team in 2009. He rode his first Grand Tour that year finishing the Giro D’ Italia. In 2010 he rode the Giro again and got a late call up for the Tour De France, despite crashing heavily early in the three week race Lloyd made it to Paris. The Cervelo team was taken over at the end of the 2010 season, becoming Garmin-Cervelo. Lloyd had impressed enough to earn a one year contract with the new outfit but his racing opportunities were limited in 2011 and at the end of the year he was released. His final race
Lloyd told "Local Riders"
"After 9 years racing full time as a professional rider, I decided the time was right to move on to the next stage of my career. I had an amazing adventure and I was helped by so many local people along the way, that will always be appreciated.

I will, of course, remain heavily involved in cycling. I am coaching a couple of promising riders, I will continue to commentate on a few of the pro races, and I will also continue to work for the IG Sigma Sport team as an assistant sports director.

However, the majority of my time will be spent on a new project, which I will announce shortly."

Palmarès

2006
1st Stage 7 Tour of Siam
4th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Stage 4
4th Overall Tour d'Indonesia
2007
2nd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
2nd British National Road Race Championships
2008
1st Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
1st Stage 1 TTT
4th Overall Volta Ciclista da Ascension
4th British National Road Race Championships
6th Overall Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca
9th GP Pino Cerami

Photo by kind permission Andy Storey

2009
2nd British National Road Race Championships
4th Overall Tour of Qatar
9th Monte Paschi Eroica
2010
12th GP Pino Cerami
14th Dwars door Vlaanderen
2011
10th Overall Tour of Britain

Photo by kind permission Larry Hickmott