Peter McDonald (cyclist)

Peter McDonald
Personal information
Full namePeter McDonald
Born (1978-09-22) 22 September 1978 (age 46)
Coonabarabran, Australia
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2006–2007FRF Couriers–Caravello
2008–2010Drapac–Porsche Development Program
2011V Australia
2012Plan B Racing Team
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2009)

Peter McDonald (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian former professional road cyclist. He 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. 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.