He won five stages, including the first, and wore the yellow jersey of race leader from beginning to end.
He turned professional in 1966 for Raleigh-BMB with Arthur Metcalfe, John Aslin, Bernard Burns and George Shaw and started the Tour de France the following year.
Throughout his racing life he was a member of Houghton Wheelers apart from a brief period with Cheviot CC.
Chisman died in hospital in Sunderland on 23 October 2003 after a prostate operation[4] His racing companion, Dave Thornton, said at his funeral: We have come to pay our respects to a champion, but more than that, to a modest champion, a quiet unassuming sportsman in the true sense of the word, a true gentleman who was universally respected and liked.
Peter will not be forgotten, he will be remembered around the table in our favourite 'tea-stops', as he was last Sunday, and he will be with us in spirit in the high hills, where he battled it out with the best.