Peter Brotherton (born 4 February 1931) in Boston,

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, is a former British

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. He competed in UK cycling

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and

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events. Following success, Brotherton was selected to represent

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at the

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. After competing at the 1956 Olympic Games held in

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, 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

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Golden Mile wheelrace, beating Russell Mockridge into second place. The following season (1958) he teamed up with

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to win the

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6 Day track cycling event. A change of partner (Don Burgess) and the

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

References

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