Dave Lloyd (born 12 October 1949), is an

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former professional cyclist.

Life

Lloyd began racing in 1969. In 1972 he came seventh in the

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before going on to win the William Tell GP, beating Francesco Moser and

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, and riding in the

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. In 1973 he turned professional with

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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,

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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

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. 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

, New Brighton : 2nd in Stage 9 part b Milk Race, Scarborough : DNF

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, Road race : 14th

, 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

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Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge Official Website
* 1949 births Living people English male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Great Britain English cycling coaches Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Oswestry {{England-cycling-bio-stub