Peter Brotherton

Peter Brotherton

Personal information
Born	(1931-02-04) 4 February 1931 (age 94) Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Team information
Rider type	Track cyclist
Amateur team
East Midlands Clarion
Medal record Cycling Representing   England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver 4,000m 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

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
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)

References

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. 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.