Steffan's Profile

Welshman Steffan Lloyd will make his Paralympic Games debut this summer in Paris, as pilot to countryman James Ball in the men’s tandem B 1km time-trial event. The two have been working together for two years, winning a number of medals as part of a developing partnership.

Growing up, Lloyd’s ambition was to play rugby for Wales, but was inspired to take up cycling after watching the sport on TV and became hooked after taster sessions at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome.

Lloyd rode for Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as pilot to Alex Pope in the 1km time-trial event, where the pair finished fifth. From there, he was selected by the Great Britain Cycling Team to pilot four-time world champion James Ball. The pair had a successful start, winning a mixed team sprint gold, 1km time-trial silver and a sprint bronze at the UCI Para-Track World Championships in Paris on their racing debut.

The following year at the home world championships in Glasgow, Lloyd piloted Ball to another silver medal.

At the start of 2024, Ball and Lloyd overcame home rivals Neil Fachie and Matt Rotherham at the British National Track Championships in February to take the gold in the men’s sprint.

At the UCI Para-Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, the pair continued their success with another 1km time-trial silver, just being edged out by Fachie and Rotherham in a photo finish. The pair also claimed a bronze in the sprint to add to their palmares.

Entering into the Paralympic Games, Lloyd will be well supported by three-time Paralympian Ball as the two go in search of medal glory.

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