Peter Bissell
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Robert Bissell |
| Date of birth | March 11, 1986 |
| Date of death | December 29, 2007 (aged 21) |
| Country |  England United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trial, break away |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 1997–2004 | Welwyn Wheelers/Team Welwyn |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2007 2005–2006 2007 |
Arctic Shorter Rochford Racing Team Team Cycliste Albert Bigot 79 VS Quimper 2007 |
| Major wins | |
| British National Road Race Champion |
|
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| March 30, 2008 | |
Peter Robert Bissell (born March 11, 1986, Stevenage, Hertfordshire[1] - 29 December 2007) was an English road and track racing cyclist, who died aged 21.[2] Only the previous year, in 2006, he had become the Under 23 (Espoirs) Road Race Champion.
Bissell began cycling aged 11 in 1997, joining the cycling club Welwyn Wheelers the following year. He attended The Nobel School in Stevenage from 1997 to 2001.[3] Bissell began to take the sport more seriously in 2000,[3] coming second in the under 14 omnium at the British National Track Championships. He spent his first year as a cyclist in France in 2005.
Having achieved many cycling successes competing as a juvenile and junior, he was awarded for his efforts with the Chris Boardman Trophy in 2005, where he left for France riding for Team Cycliste Albert Bigot 79,(2005&2006) and VS Quimper (2007), Bissell was funded by the Dave Rayner Fund in 2006 and 2007. Bissell was due to return to France to continue his dream of becoming as a professional cyclist in 2008, as part of the Hennebont team.[4]
Arctic RT team manager, Rob Finch, said “Peter will be remembered for his sense of fun, will to win and dogged determination.”[4][5]
Peter's sister, Laura Bissell is also a successful cyclist.
[edit] Palmarès
- 2000
- 2nd British National Track Championships, Under 14 Omnium
- 2002
- 3rd Pursuit, British National Track Championships, Under 16
- 3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships, Under 16
- 2004
- Joint 1st British National 10 Time Trial Championships, Junior
- 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
- 2nd British National 25 Time Trial Championships, Junior
- 2005
- 1st la Voide
- 1st Bazoges en Pailliers
- 2006
- 1st British National Road Race Championships, Under 23 (Espoirs)
- 2007
- 1st routes du Scorff
- 1st Quimper
- 2nd Blois
[edit] References
- ^ England & Wales Birth Register Index, Peter Robert Bissell, Mother's Maiden Surname: Dickinson, Mar 1986, Stevenage, Volume No. 10, Page No. 977
- ^ "Death of Peter Bissell", British Cycling, 1 January 2008.
- ^ a b Profiles of Local Sports People. Stevenage Sport.
- ^ a b "Peter Bissell dies", Cycling Weekly, 1 December 2007.
- ^ Peter Bissell. londoncyclesport.com (30 December 2007).
