Peter Brotherton
Peter Brotherton 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, where he won the silver medal in the Individual pursuit race.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 he teamed up with Sid Patterson to win the Sydney 6 Day track cycling event. A change of partner and the Melbourne Milk 6 Day ended in a 3rd place finish. After retiring from cycle racing, Brotherton began building road and track cycle frames, using the brand name "Petrus".