Peter Bissell Explained

Peter Bissell
Fullname:Peter Robert Bissell
Birth Date:11 March 1986
Birth Place:
Discipline:Road and track
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Time trial, break away
Amateuryears1:1997 - 2004
Amateurteam1:Welwyn Wheelers/Team Welwyn
Proyears1:2005 - 2007
Proteam1:Arctic Shorter Rochford Racing Team
Proyears2:2005 - 2006
Proteam2:Team Cycliste Albert Bigot 79
Proyears3:2007
Proteam3:VS Quimper 2007
Majorwins: British National Road Race Champion

Peter Robert Bissell (11 March 1986, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire[1] – 29 December 2007) was an English road and track racing cyclist, who died aged 21.[2] In 2006 he was the British under-23 road race champion.

Bissell began cycling aged 11 in 1997, joining the Welwyn Wheelers the following year. He attended The Nobel School in Stevenage from 1997 to 2001.[3] Bissell began to take the sport more seriously in 2000, coming second in the under-14 omnium at the national track championships.

After success as a juvenile and junior, he was awarded the Chris Boardman Trophy in 2005. He then raced in France with Albert Bigot 79,(2005 and 2006) and VS Quimper (2007). Bissell was supported by the Dave Rayner Fund in 2006 and 2007. He was due to return to France in 2008 to become a professional with the Hennebont team but died after his heart stopped on a night out with friends.[4]

His sister, Laura Bissell is also a successful cyclist.

Palmarès

2000
  • 2nd British National Track Championships, Under 14 Omnium
    2002
  • 3rd Pursuit, British National Track Championships, Under 16
  • 3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships, Under 16
    2004
  • Joint 1st British National 10 Time Trial Championships, Junior
  • 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
  • 2nd British National 25 Time Trial Championships, Junior
    2005
  • 1st la Voide
  • 1st Bazoges en Pailliers
    2006
  • 1st British National Road Race Championships, Under 23 (Espoirs)
    2007
  • 1st routes du Scorff
  • 1st Quimper
  • 2nd Blois

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. England & Wales Birth Register Index, Peter Robert Bissell, Mother's Maiden Surname: Dickinson, Mar 1986, Stevenage, Volume No. 10, Page No. 977
    2. News: Death of Peter Bissell. British Cycling. 1 January 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080104074752/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bcf/News2008/20080101_bissell.asp. 4 January 2008. dmy-all.
    3. Web site: Profiles of Local Sports People. Stevenage Sport. 2 January 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235620/http://www.sportstevenage.co.uk/?page=profiles. 3 March 2016. dead.
    4. Web site: In memory of a champion. The Comet. en. 2019-01-13.