Peter Bradshaw
Hometown
Chinatown, MA
Date of Birth
25 July 1979
Category
2
Profession
Bike Messenger
Years Racing
4
Hobbies
Riding Bikes, Eating
Selected Palmares
2007 Cycle Messenger World Champion
2008 MA State Road Race Championships, Silver
2008 New England Track Championships, Silver
in his own words
How did you spend this off-season/winter?
Dancing.
What are your goals for 2008?
Keep Racing
What is your Favorite Race? Why?
Battenkill, Portsmouth Crit, and Beanpot Crit
When did you start racing, how and why?
I started mountain bike racing in the 6th grade, becuase my neighbor was going so I went along, it was something to do. I never rode a road bike till 1999, but didn’t start racing on the road until 2004.
Who were/are your cycling mentors and/or influences?
Mark Nichaelson and Stoney
What would you consider your finest moment on the bike?
When I won the Beanpot Crit in the Cat 4s in 2005!
What was your worst or most embarrassing moment on the bike?
There’s been so many, all the crashes!
What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen on a bike ride?
A guy on a penny farthing racing through traffic.
What’s the one thing you’ve done on a ride (training or race) that you will absolutely never do again?
Hopefully… hit a guard rail at 40mph!
What’s the best advice you ever got for training/racing on the bike?
Eddie Merckx said it best, “ride lots”.
Who’s the biggest badass on two wheels?
Laurent Jalabert
My favorite bike part is…
Track Hubs