Peter Brotherton (born 4 February 1931) in Boston, Lincolnshire, is a former British racing cyclist. He competed in UK cycling time trials, road races and track cycling events. Following success, Brotherton was selected to represent Great Britain at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships & Olympic Games.

Peter Brotherton
Personal information
Born (1931-02-04) 4 February 1931 (age 93)
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Team information
Rider typeTrack cyclist
Medal record
Cycling
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver 4,000m pursuit

After competing at the 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia, along with his wife, they both decided to emigrate, and settled in Melbourne. He continued to compete, in track cycling carnival events, and in 1957, he won the Bendigo Golden Mile wheelrace, beating Russell Mockridge into second place. The following season (1958) he teamed up with Sid Patterson to win the Sydney 6 Day track cycling event. A change of partner (Don Burgess) and the Melbourne Milk 6 Day ended in a 3rd[1] place finish. After retiring from cycle racing, Brotherton began building road and track cycle frames, using the brand name "Petrus".[2]

Cycling results

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Date Event Location Details Result Winner
May 1953 Manchester Grand Prix Fallowfield 1000m Sprint 3rd[3]   Cyril Peacock (GBR)
June 1953 Brighton Grand Prix Brighton, Sussex 1000m Sprint 1st[4]   Peter Brotherton (GBR)
July 1953 British Championships Unknown venue 4000m Individual Pursuit 2nd[5]   Ken Mitchell (GBR)
July 1953 British Championships Unknown venue 2000m Tandem Sprint 1st[6]   Peter Brotherton (GBR)
June 1956 Muratti Gold Cup Fallowfield 10.00 miles Scratch Race 3rd[7]   Clive Middleton (GBR)
March 1957 Bendigo Golden Mile Wheelrace Bendigo 1.00 mile 1st[8]   Peter Brotherton (GBR)
Oct 2-8th 1958 Sydney 6-Day with Sid Patterson Sydney, NSW 6 Days 1st[9]   Peter Brotherton (GBR)
November 1959 Melbourne 6-Day with Don Burgess Essendon 6 Days 3rd[1]   Reynolds-Patterson (AUS)

References

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  1. ^ a b Archives, Cycling. "Melbourne, Six Days 1959". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Petrus". 28 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Manchester, Sprint, Amateurs 1953". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Brighton, Amateurs 1953". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ^ Archives, Cycling. "National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Amateurs,, Great Britain 1953". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ Archives, Cycling. "National Championship, Track, Tandem, Amateurs, Great Britain 1953". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Manchester, Amateurs 1955". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Bendigo, Amateurs 1957". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  9. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Sydney, Six Days 1958". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.