Carys Lloyd

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Carys Lloyd
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Lloyd in 2024
Personal information
Full nameIsobel Carys Lloyd
Born (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 17) [1]
Team information
Current teamTofauti Everyone Active
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2023–2024Tofauti Everyone Active
Professional team
2025– Movistar Team
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Women's track cycling
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Luoyang Madison
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Luoyang Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Luoyang Team pursuit
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Anadia Madison
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Cottbus Omnium
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 CottbusMadison
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 CottbusTeam pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 AnadiaTeam pursuit

Isobel Carys Lloyd (born 31 December 2006) is a British cyclist who rides for club team Tofauti Everyone Active. In 2025, she will join UCI Women's WorldTeam Movistar Team. She won three gold medals at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships. [2]

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Career

From Maidstone, Kent, she raced as a junior for Tofauti Everyone Active. In 2023, she won the Madison at the 2023 UEC European Track Championships in Anadia, Portugal. She also won GP Plouay in 2023 and won two stages of the premier UCI Nations Cup event, the Dutch Omloop van Borsele in 2024. She also won a bronze medal at the 2024 British Time Trial Championships. [3]

She won a gold medal and two silver medals at the 2024 UEC European Track Championships in Cottbus in July 2024. Alongside Cat Ferguson, Imogen Wolff and Erin Boothman she won silver in the junior team pursuit. She won gold in the Madison event alongside Ferguson, and gold in the Omnium at the Championships. [4]

She won three gold medals at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Luoyang, China. As part of the British women's team pursuit team alongside Cat Ferguson, Imogen Wolff and Erin Boothman she set a new world record time of 4:20.811 to beat France in the final. She also won the women's individual pursuit race at the Championships in August 2024, as well as the Madison alongside Boothman. [5]

She signed for Movistar Team ahead of the 2025 season, agreeing a three-year contract. [6]

Personal life

She has Welsh heritage. [7]

Major results

Road

2023
1st Grand Prix Ceratizit Junior
3rd Overall Watersley Challenge
1st Young rider classification
2024
5th Overall Omloop van Borsele Juniors
1st Stages 2 & 3
10th Lincoln Grand Prix

Track

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References

  1. "Carys Lloyd". First Cycling. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. "Carys Lloyd". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. Mitchell, Mathew (7 August 2024). "Carys Lloyd joins Movistar for 2025-2027". Pro Cycling UK. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. "Welsh Cyclists Shine at 2024 European Junior and Under-23 Track Championships in Cottbus". beiciocymru.org. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. "Daily Updates: 2024 UCI Junior Track World Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. "Carys Lloyd becomes Movistar Team's first signing for 2025". movistarteam.com (Press release). 7 August 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. "Welsh riders featuring at the UEC Track Juniors/U23 European Championships". beiciocymru. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.