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]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peter McDonald |
| Born | 22 September 1978 Coonabarabran. Australia |
| 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