Bridie O'Donnell

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Bridie O'Donnell
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O'Donnell in 2012
Personal information
Born Australia
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2012Vanderkitten–Focus
Professional teams
2010 Team Valdarno Umbria
2011 Top Girls–Fassa Bortolo
Major wins
Hour record 46.882 km (22 January 2016)

Bridie O'Donnell is a public servant, author, sports broadcaster, medical practitioner and former professional road cyclist. She represented Australia at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 UCI Road World Championships. [1]

Contents

O'Donnell was a medical practitioner and surgical assistant before taking up cycling, [2] and later returned to medicine to work in health assessment. [3] [4]

On 22 January 2016 O'Donnell broke the Women's Hour record at the Adelaide Super-Drome. She rode 46.882 kilometres, exceeding the distance set by Molly Shaffer Van Houweling the previous September by 609 metres. [5]

Work life

O'Donnell is a medical doctor, graduating from the University of Queensland's school of medicine in 1998, and was appointed the inaugural head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation for the Victorian State Government in 2017. [6] [7] She was employed by Australian TV network Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) as a commentator for the 2020 Tour de France, the first woman to do so for SBS. She co-commentated on the Tour de France in 2021, 2022, and again in 2023. [8]

In November 2021 she was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. [9]

Bridie O'Donnell on her way to winning the ACT Criterium Championships - Stromlo 2008. ND3 6231 2008 .jpg
Bridie O'Donnell on her way to winning the ACT Criterium Championships - Stromlo 2008.

Major results

2007
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
2nd Chrono des Nations
7th Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
2008
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Chrono des Nations
10th Memorial Davide Fardelli
2009
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Time trial, Oceania Road Championships (January)
Oceania Road Championships (November)
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Overall Tour de PEI
5th Chrono Champenois
7th Memorial Davide Fardelli
2010
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
8th Memorial Davide Fardelli
2011
Oceania Road Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Road race
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Time trial
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
2012
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2013
7th Chrono des Nations
2014
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
Oceania Road Championships
5th Time trial
10th Road race
2015
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2016
World Hour record 46.882 km (22 January 2016)
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Time trial, Oceania Road Championships

Works

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References

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