Peter Longbottom

Peter Longbottom (13 May 1959 – 10 February 1998) was a British road racing and time triallist cyclist.

[2][3] He joined the Manchester Wheelers in the 1980s and also rode for GS Strada and North Wirral Velo.

[3] Combining his cycling career with a full time job as a civil engineer at Ryedale District Council, he won the Tour of the Cotswold road race in 1983 and 1989, the Grand Prix of Essex in 1984 and the Archer International in 1992, and over 40 medals in national competitions.

[1][3] He won a bronze medal in the team time trial, riding with Chris Boardman, Ben Luckwell and Wayne Randle, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, and finished fifth in the road race.

[3] Four years later at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, he won silver medal in the team time trial with Matt Illingworth, Paul Jennings and Simon Lillistone.

Memorial plaque for Pete Longbottom in York.