Steffan Lloyd (born 22 October 1998) is a Welsh track cyclist who serves as the tandem pilot for James Ball. He represented the United Kingdom at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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Nickname | Steff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1998 Llandysul, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editLloyd began cycling in 2019, and in 2021 was selected for the Welsh national team.[1] He began his tandem career as a pilot for Alex Pope at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. They finished in fourth place in the tandem sprint B event. He was then selected by the Great Britain Cycling Team to pilot James Ball. They made their tandem debut together at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a gold medal in the mixed team sprint, a silver medal in the 1 km time trial, and a bronze medal in the sprint B events. The tandem again competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial event.[2]
In February 2024, he competed at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships and won a gold medal in the sprint B event, and a silver medal in the 1 km time trial B event. In March 2024, he competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial B event, with a time of 1:00.448.[2][3] In September 2024, he represented the United Kingdom at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and served as the pilot for Ball and won a gold medal in the time trial B event, with a tieme of 58.964.[4][5]
In October 2025, he competed at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won gold medals in the sprint and 1 km time trial B events. He also won a bronze medal in the mixed team sprint B event.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "James Ball and Steff Lloyd selected for Team GB Paralympic Squad in Paris 2024". beiciocymruorg. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Steffan Lloyd". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Para-cycling Track World Championships: Neil Fachie wins 20th world title". BBC.com. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "James Ball and Stef Lloyd claim gold in Men's B 1km Time-Trial at Paris 2024 Paralympics". beiciocymru.org. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Llandysul man pilots Team GB cyclist to Paralympics gold". Tivyside Advertiser. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ Poole, ByHarry (19 October 2025). "GB win two more world golds on final day". BBC.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.