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Peter Brotherton

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Peter Brotherton
Personal information
Born (1931-02-04) 4 February 1931 (age 95)
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Team information
Rider typeTrack cyclist
Amateur team
East Midlands Clarion
Medal record
Cycling
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1954 Vancouver4,000m pursuit

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.

Biography

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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

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Date Event Location Details Result Winner
May 1953 Manchester Grand PrixFallowfield1000m Sprint3rd[5] Cyril Peacock (GBR)
June 1953 Brighton Grand PrixBrighton, Sussex1000m Sprint1st[6] Peter Brotherton (GBR)
July 1953 British ChampionshipsUnknown venue4000m Individual Pursuit2nd[7] Ken Mitchell (GBR)
July 1953 British ChampionshipsUnknown venue2000m Tandem Sprint1st[8] Peter Brotherton (GBR)
June 1956 Muratti Gold CupFallowfield10.00 miles Scratch Race3rd[9] Clive Middleton (GBR)
March 1957 Bendigo Golden Mile WheelraceBendigo1.00 mile1st[10] Peter Brotherton (GBR)
Oct 2-8th 1958 Sydney 6-Day with Sid PattersonSydney, NSW6 Days1st[11] Peter Brotherton (GBR)
November 1959 Melbourne 6-Day with Don BurgessEssendon6 Days3rd[3] Reynolds-Patterson (AUS)

References

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  1. ↑ "The cyclists to represent England in Vancouver". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 Archives, Cycling. "Melbourne, Six Days 1959". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Petrus". 28 February 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "Manchester, Sprint, Amateurs 1953". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "Brighton, Amateurs 1953". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Amateurs,, Great Britain 1953". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "National Championship, Track, Tandem, Amateurs, Great Britain 1953". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "Manchester, Amateurs 1955". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "Bendigo, Amateurs 1957". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "Sydney, Six Days 1958". www.cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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