Peter McDonald (cyclist)

Peter McDonald
Personal information
Full name Peter McDonald
Born September 22, 1978
Coonabarabran. Australia
Team information
Current team Plan B Racing Team
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2006-2007 FRF Couriers-Caravello
2008-2010 Drapac-Porsche Development Program
2011 V Australia
2012 Plan B Racing Team
Major wins
Australian National Road Race Championships (2009)
Infobox last updated on
13 January 2012

Peter McDonald (born 22 September 1978) is a professional racing cyclist who won the Australian National Road Race Championships in 2009.[1][2]

McDonald grew up in Armidale in country NSW. Both of his parents were school teachers. He worked as a school teacher in Darwin for a couple of years before returning to NSW where he began work as a bicycle courier in Sydney. A fellow courier introduced him to racing at Randwick Botany Cycling Club located at Heffron Park in Sydney's south east. Training very hard whilst working as a messenger he improved quickly on the bike, eventually quitting to ride full-time for a number of smaller local teams. Coached by Adam Hogan of Cheeky Transport Bike shop he snared his first National Road series win in Victoria at Bright. This led to riding for the Drapac Porsche team that gave him the experience and class to win over some of the world's best at the Australian road titles.

Palmarès

References

  1. ↑ McDonald outsprints stars to victory
  2. ↑ CQ