Joey McLoughlin

Joey McLoughlin
Personal information
Full name	Joseph McLoughlin
Born	3 December 1964 (age 59); England; United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
1983	Liverpool Mercury
1984	GS Strada
Professional teams
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 (1987)

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 11 children.

As a child and teenager, he was a neighbour of many people who went on to be famous, including footballers Ian Bishop, David Fairclough and Mick Quinn, musicians Paul Rutherford (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), and most members of The Farm, along with actor and comedian Craig Charles.

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 second year came 4th in the Dutch one-day classic, the Amstel Gold Race.^[1] 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.