Peter Brotherton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Brotherton

cyclist

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1931

Place of Birth: Boston, England, United Kingdom

Profession: sport cyclist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.
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 place finish.
After retiring from cycle racing, Peter Brotherton, began building road and track cycle frames, using the brand name "Petrus". During this period, he acquired the nickname "the Professor" and was a constant source of advice for many Victorian cyclists, many of whom, went forward to international careers, including both Allan Peiper and Gary Trowell.