Matthew Lloyd ready to be Evans' Alpine asset

Matthew Lloyd (Silence-Lotto)

Matthew Lloyd (Silence-Lotto) (Image credit: Mark Gunter)

After breaking his sacrum in Amstel Gold race in the spring, mountain climber Matthew Lloyd wasn’t guaranteed a ride in this year’s Tour. However the Australian recovered, and on the cusp of he Alpine stages is one of Cadel Evans’ right hand men.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.