Peter Mitchell (cyclist)

Peter Mitchell
Personal information
Full namePeter Mitchell
Born (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34)
England
United Kingdom
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprint
Professional team
2009–presentSky+ HD
Medal record
Men's Para-cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Tandem B kilo
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Tandem B kilo
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Tandem B sprint
Gold medal – first place 2015 Apeldoorn Tandem B kilo
Gold medal – first place 2015 Apeldoorn Tandem B sprint
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Tandem B kilo
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Tandem B sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Tandem B kilo
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Tandem B sprint
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Tandem B kilo
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Tandem B sprint

Peter Mitchell (born 12 January 1990 in London, England[1]) is an English track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. In 2009, he was named in the Team Sky+ HD track cycling team alongside names such as Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendelton.[2]

In November 2012 it was announced that Mitchell was joining the British paralympic cycling squad as a pilot for the tandem events.[3] Mitchell teamed up with Paralympic gold medallist and multiple world champion Neil Fachie for the 2013 British National Track Championships, where they were second in both the kilo time trial[4] and the 200-metre flying start time trial[5] for mixed blind/visually impaired competitors. In addition he scored a solo second place in the sprint, being defeated in the final by Jason Kenny.[6]

Fachie and Mitchell continued their partnership for the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The pair won the gold medal in the tandem 1km time trial, and broke the world record set by Fachie and Barney Storey at the 2012 Paralympics by setting a time of 59.460 seconds, becoming the first tandem pairing to clock a sub-minute time for the kilo time trial.[7] They subsequently won a second gold in the tandem sprint.[8]

He returned to track cycling and at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships and won the national sprint title.[9]

  1. ^ Peter Mitchell Biography British Cycling. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ "TEAM SKY + HD (SKY) – GBR". uci.ch. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  3. ^ Hudson, Elizabeth (14 November 2012). "Jason Queally returns to GB Paralympic cycling squad". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  4. ^ "British National Track Championships 2013 – Paracycling 500m/1000m Standing Start Time Trial: Final Result" (PDF). British Cycling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ^ "British National Track Championships 2013 – Paracycling 200m Flying Start Time Trial: Final Result" (PDF). British Cycling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ^ "British National Track Championships 2013 – Open Sprint: Final Result" (PDF). British Cycling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. ^ McDaid, David (12 April 2014). "Para-cycling Track Championships 2014: GB win two gold medals". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  8. ^ McDaid, David (14 April 2014). "Para-cycling Track Championships 2014: Storey wins second gold". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. ^ "National Track Championships 2024: Jody Cundy wins national title on return". BBC Sport. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.