David O Loughlin

David O'Loughlin is a professional cyclist with the Sean Kelly team for 2009. O'Loughlin rode for Ireland at world championships and many other international races on many occasions. He won the national road championship three times. He turned professional in 2002 with Ofoto-Lombardi Sports for two seasons.

O’Loughlin won the Shay Elliot Memorial race and then stage 6 of the FBD Insurance Rás. O’Loughlin finished third in the Ras stage race as teammate to David McCann. O’Loughlin. Then in June, O'Loughlin became road champion of Ireland.

In 2005 he joined fellow Irish professional Ciaran Power in the Navigators Insurance Cycling Team. He came second in the mountains classification in the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. Later that year, he defended his Irish road title.

In 2006, he won the Irish time trial and broke the 4km pursuit record. In 2007, he won back the Irish road champion's jersey. On October 19, 2007, O'Loughlin signed with a new Irish cycling team called Pezula cycling team.

In February 2008, he became first Irish cyclist to make a World Cup medal ride-off when he posted fourth fastest time in the pursuit qualifying session in Copenhagen. I the bronze medal ride-off, he lost to Luke Roberts.

On 12 June 2008, O'Loughlin qualified in the 4km pursuit at the Beijing Olympics. Pezula Racing equated this to Jamaica's qualifying for the bobsleigh as Ireland does not have a velodrome. O'Loughlin finished 11th in the opening rounds in a time of 4:26.102 which unfortunately meant he didn't qualify for the ride offs for a higher position.

Palmarès

2008 – Pezula Cycling Team
1st, Shay Elliott Memorial Race
2nd, Stage 2, Giro Del Capo
6th, World 4km pursuit championship
11th, Beijing Olympics 4km pursuit
FBD Insurance Rás
1st, Stage 8
3rd, Mountains

2007 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
1st Ireland National road championship
1st Ireland National criterium cChampionship
3rd, National time-trial championship
29th, Tour of Ireland (2.1)
3rd, Stage 5
5th, Tour de Beauce (2.2)
4th, Stage 4a
4th, Stage 4b
5th, Stage 1
8th, Stage 3

2006 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
1st Ireland National Time Trial Championship
1st Ireland National Criterium Championship
30th, World Elite Time Trial Championship
1st, Overall GC – McGrath Concrete Ras Connachta, (IRL)
1st, Stage 2
1st, Stage 4
2nd, Mt Holly - Smithville Invitational GP (USA)
3rd, Stage 4 - FBD Insurance RAS (IRL)

2005 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
1st Ireland National Road Race Championship
1st, Mengoni G.P. (USA)
1st, Points Competition and Stage 3 - G.P. Cyclist de Beauce (CAN)
1st, Stage 1 - Ballinrobe-Statoil Two-Day (IRL)
1st, Carraig Hotel Challenge Cup (IRL)

2004 – Total cycling.com
1st Ireland National road championship
1st, Shay Elliott Memorial Race
1st, Lincoln International GP (GBR)
3rd, FBD Milk Rás
1st, Stage 6

2003 – Ofoto-Lombardi Sports
1st Ireland National time-trial championship
1st, Archer International GP (GBR)
3rd National road championship