Peter Besanko

Peter Besanko

To person
Nickname	Bulldog
Date of birth	January 7, 1955
nation	Australia
discipline	Road cycling
Societies)
	Footscray Cycling Club
Team (s)
1977–1981 1982 1983 1984–1985 1986 1987 1988–1991 1992 1993 1995	Gitane Clemenso-Mavic Farleigh Peugeot-Shell-Michelin Peugeot-Michelin Peugeot Gran Prix Cycles Varta-Elk-Nö Atom-M-Buller Jayco
Most important successes
National road championships 1984: road race 1976: road race Other cycling races 1976: Herald Sun Tour 1984, 1989, 1992: Melbourne – Warrnambool

Peter Besanko (born January 7, 1955 in Melbourne ) is a former Australian cyclist .

Athletic career

Besanko was active as a cyclist for over 20 years - from 1975 to 1996. During this time he almost exclusively competed in cycle races in Australia, with a few races in Belgium .

In 1986 Besanko won the Herald Sun Tour , where he was second in 1981 and 1984 and third in 1979. The year before he had had a serious car accident after which he had to spend several months in the hospital and he had already thought about giving up cycling. He won the Melbourne-Warrnambool race three times - in 1984, 1989 and 1992 - making it a record winner. In 1989 he dedicated the victory to his best friend and cousin David Allan , who was killed in a car accident in June of the same year. In 1976 and 1984 he was the Australian road racing champion. At the UCI Road World Championships 1985 in Giavera del Montello , he finished 30th.

In 1996 Besanko retired from cycling and is now an installer (as of 2012). His cousins ​​are racing cyclists Donald and David Allan.

Honors

In 1979, 1981 and 1984 Besanko was awarded the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy as Australia's "Cyclist of the Year".

Web links

• Peter Besanko in the Radsportseiten.net database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Where are they now? "Bulldog Besanko". Cycling Tips, October 12, 2012, accessed January 5, 2014 .