'Legend' Lloyd wins his first Giro d'Italia stage

Matthew Lloyd and Rubens Bertogliati, Giro d"italia 2010, stage 6

"The guy is a legend," were the first comments from Matthew Lloyd's team-mate Charly Wegelius in the sunny seaside town of Marina di Carrara today.

Lloyd had just won the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia, his first win since the Australian championships in January 2008. He won it in style, too, attacking early into the mid-mountain stage and going solo with 11 kilometres to race.

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