Peter McDonald (cyclist)
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Peter McDonald is a professional racing cyclist who won the Australian National Road Race Championships
in 2009.
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 lead 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.
Australian National Road Race Championships
The Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002...
in 2009.
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 lead to riding for the Drapac Porsche
Drapac Professional Cycling
Drapac Professional Cycling is an Australian UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. It was founded in 2005 under the name of "MG Xpower presented by Bigpond".- Major results :2005...
team that gave him the experience and class to win over some of the world's best at the Australian road titles.
Palmarès
- 2008
- 3th Stage Tour of Taïwan
- 5th Stage Tour de HokkaidoTour de HokkaidoTour de Hokkaido is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by the Tour de Hokkaido Association.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
- 2009
- UCI Oceania Tour
- Australian National Road Race ChampionshipsAustralian National Road Race ChampionshipsThe Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002...
- 2nd Stage Tour of WellingtonTour of WellingtonThe Tour of Wellington or Trust House Classic is a road cycling race held in and around Wellington, New Zealand. The race exists of a men's competition over seven stages and is part of the UCI Oceania Tour.-Winners:...
- 1st Overall Tour of WellingtonTour of WellingtonThe Tour of Wellington or Trust House Classic is a road cycling race held in and around Wellington, New Zealand. The race exists of a men's competition over seven stages and is part of the UCI Oceania Tour.-Winners:...
- 2nd Overall Tour of Taïwan
- 2010
- 1st Stage Tour of WellingtonTour of WellingtonThe Tour of Wellington or Trust House Classic is a road cycling race held in and around Wellington, New Zealand. The race exists of a men's competition over seven stages and is part of the UCI Oceania Tour.-Winners:...
- 2nd Overall Japan CupJapan Cup (cycling)The Japan Cup is a road bicycle racing one-day event held each October in Japan since 1992. The Japan Cup is a popular and early season stop on the UCI Asia Tour and often includes several teams from the UCI ProTour. It is currently part of the UCI Asia Tour....
- 1st Stage Tour of Wellington