Peter Brotherton
British cyclist
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Peter Brotherton (born 4 February 1931) in Boston, Lincolnshire, is a former British racing cyclist. He participated at the Olympic Games and competed in UK cycling time trials, road races and track cycling events.
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
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| Born | 4 February 1931 Boston, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Brotherton represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[1] where he won the silver medal in the Individual pursuit race.[2]
He also represented Great Britain at the World Championships and
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[3] place finish. After retiring from cycle racing, Brotherton began building road and track cycle frames, using the brand name "Petrus".[4]
Cycling results
| Date | Event | Location | Details | Result | Winner |
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| May 1953 | Manchester Grand Prix | Fallowfield | 1000m Sprint | 3rd[5] |  Cyril Peacock (GBR) |
| June 1953 | Brighton Grand Prix | Brighton, Sussex | 1000m Sprint | 1st[6] | Peter Brotherton (GBR) |
| July 1953 | British Championships | Unknown venue | 4000m Individual Pursuit | 2nd[7] | Ken Mitchell (GBR) |
| July 1953 | British Championships | Unknown venue | 2000m Tandem Sprint | 1st[8] | Peter Brotherton (GBR) |
| June 1956 | Muratti Gold Cup | Fallowfield | 10.00 miles Scratch Race | 3rd[9] | Clive Middleton (GBR) |
| March 1957 | Bendigo Golden Mile Wheelrace | Bendigo | 1.00 mile | 1st[10] | Peter Brotherton (GBR) |
| Oct 2-8th 1958 | Sydney 6-Day with Sid Patterson | Sydney, NSW | 6 Days | 1st[11] | Peter Brotherton (GBR) |
| November 1959 | Melbourne 6-Day with Don Burgess | Essendon | 6 Days | 3rd[3] |  Reynolds-Patterson (AUS) |