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, 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 (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, Brotherton began building road and track cycle frames, using the brand name "Petrus".
Cycling results Date Event Location Details Result Winner May 1953 Manchester Grand PrixFallowfield 1000m Sprint 3rd June 1953Brighton Grand Prix Brighton, Sussex 1000m Sprint 1st July 1953British Championships Unknown venue 4000m Individual Pursuit 2nd July 1953British Championships Unknown venue 2000m Tandem Sprint 1st June 1956Muratti Gold Cup Fallowfield 10.00 miles Scratch Race 3rd March 1957Bendigo Golden Mile Wheelrace Bendigo 1.00 mile 1st Oct 2-8th 1958Sydney 6-Day with Sid Patterson Sydney, NSW 6 Days 1st November 1959Melbourne 6-Day with Don Burgess Essendon 6 Days 3rd
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