Lampre-ISD have announced that Australian rider 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Matthew Lloyd is to join the team for the 2012 and 2013 seasons after they offered him a two-year deal. The 28-year-old from Melbourne won the 2010 King of the Mountains classification at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2010 Giro d'Italia before being 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:released by Omega-Pharma-Lotto mid-way through last season for "behavioural 🌌reasons."

Lloyd subsequently competed in the Herald Sun Tour in his native Australia but has now been offered a ticket back to the big time, and the UCI WorldTour, by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lampre-ISD. He will become the first Aust🌸ralian to ride for them.

"Matthew is an athlete with potential," said Lampre-ISD general manager Giuseppe Saronni. "He could be an important element in our roster and he'll be useful supporting the team ꩵcaptain in the grand tours. He'ꦏll also be able to compete for himself in some of the toughest races."