Bridie O'Donnell

Bridie O'Donnell
Personal information
Born (1974-04-29) 29 April 1974
Australia
Team information
Discipline Road cycling
Professional team(s)
2010 Team Valdarno Umbria
2011 Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Ghezzi
Major wins
Hour record 46.882 km (22 January 2016)
Infobox last updated on
22 January 2016

Bridie O'Donnell (born 29 April 1974) is a former road cyclist from Australia. She represented her nation at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 UCI Road World Championships.[1]

O'Donnell was an assistant orthopaedic surgeon 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 UCI 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]

References

  1. "Bridie O'Donnell". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. "Bridie O'Donnell gearing up for a new career | Herald Sun". www.heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  3. "What it's like to be a top-level sportswoman". Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  4. "About Epworth HealthCheck". www.epworth.org.au. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  5. "Bridie O’Donnell breaks Women’s UCI Hour Record". UCI. 22 January 2016.

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