Peter McDonald (cyclist)
Peter McDonald (born 22 September 1978) is a professional racing cyclist who won the Australian National Road Race Championships in 2009.[1][2]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Peter McDonald |
Born | Coonabarabran. Australia | 22 September 1978
Team information | |
Current team | Plan B Racing Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
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) |
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. Eventually he began to ride full-time for a number of smaller local teams. Coached by Adam Hogan of Cheeky Transport Bike shop he won Australia's Grafton-Inverell race, and won first National Road series win in Victoria at Bright. This led to riding for the Drapac Porsche team.
Palmarès
- 2008
- 3th Stage Tour of Taïwan
- 5th Stage Tour de Hokkaido
- 2009
- UCI Oceania Tour
- Australian National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Stage Tour of Wellington
- 1st Overall Tour of Wellington
- 2nd Overall Tour of Taïwan
- 2010
- 1st Stage Tour of Wellington
- 2nd Overall Japan Cup