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Reflection:
Today I look back on a year of equilibrium.
365 days ago this week I completed my self-admitted participation in a twelve-month residential rehabilitation program in the outskirts of a place in Australia. Far from Europe, the US and everywhere else.
If that year was designed to dismantle the warped lens through which I viewed my life, it was successful. I traded a fractured perspective for a clear one, and the insight I gained remains my guidance today. I’m truly grateful.

Two years on after change, I can look back on the twelve years I spent navigating the aftermath of a near-fatal accident with the escapism of addiction, and breathe. Now recognising the profound shift in myself: The move from running against life to carefully re-crafting it. My time in treatment reconnected me to the reality I hadn’t truly been a part of since 2013. I’ve come to understand that self-actualization didn’t come from 'fixing' myself, but from accepting my capacity for failure and finally welcoming the parts of myself I was once choosing to not look at.

The strength I have was in the work I was avoiding.

Honestly accepting that the crash didn’t cost me everything - it was my refusal to adapt to my new reality that did. Years under the delusion that life would fix itself once I 'found myself' again. But that me is gone, and realising this allowed me to stop waiting for rescue and start taking accountability for the path I’m now on.

This path is fueled by positive wholistic outlook and a commitment to remain deeply connected to those who matter most. I enter this next chapter with a continual admiration of human connection and the power of patience. I’m in no rush to reach a finish line; I’m just grateful to finally be on the right trajectory to get there.

As I look toward the latter half of 2026, my objective is to bridge the gap between my past and my future. I aim to utilise my lived experience - not only as an Olympian, National Champion, and WorldTour professional - but by integrating my lived experience & specific capabilities I am finalising over the next six months. My mission is to translate these lessons into a platform that helps others better navigate their own journeys of resilience..

Looking forward
Matty Lloyd

Best wishes to our Australian Winter Olympic team..
And everyone else competing..
Get into it ✔️

Into it.. Thankyou Dom ✨

DOM | Matthew Lloyd “Moss” | Dropping the Shield & Rising Stronger” | EP 02 In this powerful and personal episode DOM invites close friend and cycling legend Matthew “Moss” Lloyd into the studio for a meaningful and important convers...

The initial..

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Coming up Friday 12/09.. Check it Out

🎥🎙️This Friday 12th EP02 DOM with Matthew Lloyd “Moss” “Dropping the Shield & Rising Stronger” ❤️🙏 In this powerful and personal episode I sit down with close friend and cycling legend Matthew “Moss” Lloyd: Olympian, 3-time Tour De France competitor and the first Australian to claim the Giro d’Italia King of the Mountains green jersey. But this isn’t just a story of medals and podiums. Moss opens up about the devastating 2014 hit-and-run in Utah U.S.A, his harrowing battles with addiction, years lost in self-destruction and the brutal honesty it took to finally rebuild his life. Together, Dom and Moss go deep on survival, resilience, forgiveness and what it really takes to drop the mask, channel inner strength and live in truth. Raw, vulnerable and unflinchingly human, this is not just a sports story. It’s about friendship, forgiveness, recovery and finding inner peace after chaos. To connect with Moss please contact Greg McDonald https://www.befuturefit.com.au/ or for social media updates Instagram @mateolloyd

The Source

Matty Lloyd: The Untold Story Podcast Episode · The Domestiques · 26/05/2025 · 47m

Recently received my Masters in sports psychology.. Looking forward to helping people out with anything in their life. Sport and mental connection are essential in one's happiness - I look forward to developing people's confidence..

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