Peter Mitchell (cyclist)
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| Nickname | Pete |
| Date of birth | January 12, 1990 |
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 United Kingdom
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| discipline | Track cycling |
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| Last updated: August 11, 2020 | |
Peter "Pete" Mitchell (born January 12, 1990 in London ) is a British track cyclist who specializes in short-term disciplines. He is also active as a pilot in track races for visually impaired cyclists.
Athletic career
In 2007 Peter Mitchell was Junior World Champion in the team sprint , together with David Daniell and Christian Lyte , and finished third in the sprint . At the European Track Championships (U23) he was second in the team sprint (with Steven Hill and Luc Jones ) and third in the sprint in 2008 ; In 2010 he took third place in the sprint again. Since 2009 Mitchell has taken podium places at national track championships several times, most recently he was British runner-up in the sprint, behind Jason Kenny .
At the 2014 UCI Paracycling World Track Championships in Aguascalientes , Mitchell and Neil Fachie won two gold medals as his tandem pilot, in the time trial and in the sprint. The two athletes were able to repeat this success in the following two years.
In 2016 Mitchell and Fachie won the silver medal in the time trial on the track at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro . In 2019 he became world time trial champion as a pilot for James Ball .
successes
train
- 2007
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Junior World Championship - Team Sprint (with David Daniell and Christian Lyte ) -
Junior World Championship - Sprint
- 2008
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Junior European Championship - Team Sprint (with Steven Hill and Luc Jones )
- 2010
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U23 European Championship - Sprint
- 2011
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U23 European Championship - Team Sprint (with Philip Hindes and Callum Skinner )
Paracycling track
- 2014
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World Champion - tandem race as pilot by Neil Fachie - time trial, sprint
- 2015
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World Champion - tandem race as pilot by Neil Fachie - time trial, sprint
- 2016
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World Champion - tandem race as pilot by Neil Fachie - time trial, sprint
- 2016
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Paralympics tandem race piloting Neil Fachie time trial
- 2018
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World Championship - tandem race as pilot of James Ball - time trial
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World Championship tandem race as pilot of James Ball - Sprint
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Commonwealth Games tandem race as pilot of James Ball - time trial, sprint
- 2019
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World champion - tandem race as pilot of James Ball - time trial -
World Championship - tandem race as pilot of James Ball - Sprint
Web links
- Peter Mitchell in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Pete Mitchell. In: British Cycling. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the World Cup on uci.ch ( Memento from April 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mitchell, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mitchell, Pete (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British track cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |