Dan Lloyd talks about his Tour of Flanders ride

Dan Lloyd Cervelo Test Team

Daniel Lloyd said he almost had to pinch himself when he was in the break with the likes of Sylvain Chavanel and Leif Hoste in the Tour of Flanders.

The Cervelo rider attacked on the descent of the Paterberg and was joined by Chavanel, Hoste and Manuel Quinziato. They bridged up to the two leaders, Wim De Vocht and Aleksandr Kuschynski on the Koppenberg.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.