Joey McLoughlin

Joey McLoughlin
Personal information
Full name Joseph McLoughlin
Born (1964-12-03) 3 December 1964
 England
 United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
1983 Liverpool Mercury
1984 GS Strada
Professional team(s)
1985 ANC-Freight-Rover
1986-1987 ANC-Halfords
1988-1989 Z-Peugeot
1990 Ever Ready-Halfords
1991 Townsend Cycles.
Major wins
Sealink International
Milk Race
Kellogg's Tour of Britain
Infobox last updated on
28 May 2008

Joey McLoughlin (born 3 December 1964) is an English former professional cyclist from Liverpool. He grew up on the Cantril Farm housing estate in Liverpool, the youngest of 10 children. He was a neighbour and schoolmate of footballers Ian Bishop, David Fairclough and Mick Quinn and musicians Paul Rutherford (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and all members of The Farm.

McLoughlin's talent and aggressive riding as a junior and young senior caused excitement in the British cycling press. He turned professional in 1985 and in his rookie year came 4th in the Dutch one-day classic, the Amstel Gold Race. Riding for the ANC Halfords professional team, he won the 1986 Milk Race following a long attack through the hills and valleys of South Wales on the Carmarthen to Cardiff stage. Despite this early promise his wins were few due to a series of injuries (especially tendinitis) and he was unable to ride the 1987 Tour de France with the ANC team. After that team folded he rode for other professional teams until his retirement in 1991.

Palmarès

1983
2nd Girvan 3 day
1984
United Kingdom 3rd British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
2nd Overall, Premier Calendar
1985
1st Overall Sealink International
1st stage 6, Sealink International
3rd Stage Ronde van de Algarve
1986
1st in General Classification Milk Race
1st Stage 7, Milk Race
4th Amstel Gold Race
1st Stage 5, Ronde van de Algarve
1st Stage 6, Ronde van de Algarve
1987
1st 1st in General Classification Kellogg's Tour of Britain
1st Stage 2, Kellogg's Tour of Britain
1988
3rd Kellogg's Tour of Britain
1st Stage 2, Kellogg's Tour of Britain

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