Lloyd Thomas
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Professional history

Record

What I have done in the sport, stated as plainly as I can.

Development and education

The work

  • Fitting riders since the late 1990s.
  • Product developer for Shimano on high-end road racing shoes.
  • Developed the advanced 3D tools for Shimano's bikefitting.com.
  • Developed saddle libraries for Shimano PRO and for Syncros.
  • Developed the bike-fit training for Shimano, and worked on education programmes for Shimano and Giant.
  • Worked with Shimano's ProTour teams on biomechanics from 2008, through Shimano as their component and footwear partner.
  • Co-established the full functional movement screening with HTC-Columbia in 2008 and 2009, to secure movement quality inside the team.
  • Worked with the Norwegian Triathlon Federation.

Through Shimano

Team eras

The team work reached these teams through Shimano. Teams that were renamed are listed once, as one line.

  • HTC-Columbia, later HTC-Highroad
  • Team Sky
  • Rabobank, through to Jumbo-Visma
  • Orica-GreenEdge, through to Jayco
  • BMC Racing, later CCC Team
  • Argos-Shimano, through to Team Sunweb
  • Lotto
  • Trek

Professional road

Cycling

Athletes I have worked with include Tom Dumoulin, who became world champion in the time trial, and Michael Matthews, whom I have worked with since he was U23 world champion.

On the trainer and in the race

Tom Dumoulin in a time trial at the Giro d'Italia, in the TV coverage, with on-screen time gaps to Nibali, Quintana and Pinot.
Tom Dumoulin racing a time trial at the Giro d'Italia. Screen grab: Eurosport broadcast.
Tom Dumoulin from the side, in his time-trial position on a bike on a trainer.
Tom Dumoulin in his time-trial position, from the side.
Tom Dumoulin from the front, forearms on the extensions, in his time-trial position.
And from the front.

In the studio

Michael Matthews in Orica-GreenEdge kit, sitting in the studio with markers on his knees and ankles.
Michael Matthews in the studio, in his Orica-GreenEdge kit.
Michael Matthews giving a thumbs up, his feet in a foam impression box, with framed team jerseys on the wall behind him.
Taking the impressions for his custom insoles.
A green jersey from the 2017 Tour de France, signed by Michael Matthews: To Lloyd.
His green jersey from the 2017 Tour de France, signed to me.

Athletes I have worked with

Triathlon

Athletes I have worked with include Gustav Iden, Kristian Blummenfelt, Patrick Lange and Norman Stadler.

results counted from 2008, when the work began
Top-10 places, IRONMAN World Championship
39
Podiums, IRONMAN World Championship
15
Titles, IRONMAN World Championship
7

Results by athletes I have worked with. No result from before 2008 is counted.