The youngest rider in the WWT peloton is British and talks about debut with Movistar: "It’s a little bit nerve-racking"

Cycling
Friday, 17 January 2025 at 09:00
copyright proshots 17542442

You wouldn't find a younger professional than Carys Lloyd. The neo-pro for Movistar Team celebrated her 18th birthday on the last day of 2024 and the next day, she turned professional.

"It’s a little bit nerve-racking," the 18-year-old told Cycling Weekly. Luckily for Lloyd, the other junior who turns professional with Movistar in 2025 is her representation teammate Cat Fergusson. "I went to an early camp [last year] and all of the people there were going, 'So you’re a pro next year, but you’re 17?' It was something they were really trying to get their heads around, and I had to explain my birthday was literally right at the end of the year. I don’t think you can get younger than me, maybe by a couple of hours," she added with a smile.

In her final season as a junior, Lloyd enjoyed impressive results on the road, winning two sprint stages of the Omloop van Borsele and finishing in the top 10 at the Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix. It was on the track, though, where she really excelled. The then still 17-year-old claimed two gold medals at the Junior European Track Championships (Omnium and Madison) and later three world titles at the Junior Track World Championships in China (Madison, Individual Pursuit and Team Pursuit in world record time).

While she's still busy with her studies, Lloyd will slowly begin racking up race days as the youngest rider in the World Tour peloton. Her debut is already scheduled for the Challenge Mallorca races at the end of January. But what is the one race the young Brit would like to try (and win) the most? "I said Paris-Roubaix," she smiled. "I’ve always looked at that race and thought I’d love to win it. It literally finishes in a velodrome, and is one of the most chaotic, cool races I’ve seen out there."

claps 0visitors 0

Just in

Popular news

Latest comments