Bridie O'Donnell

Bridie O'Donnell
To person
Date of birth	April 29, 1974
nation	Australia
discipline	Street
End of career	2017
Most important successes
	Oceanic Cycling Championships 2007 - individual time trial 2009 - road race, individual time trial
	Last updated: July 27, 2020

Bridie O'Donnell (born April 29, 1974 in Corinda ) is a former Australian cyclist who is active in road cycling . On January 22nd, 2016, she set a new hour record over 46.882 kilometers.

Athletic career

Bridie O'Donnell was the Olympic Games in Sydney inspired to participate in competitive sports. To this end, she moved from her hometown of Brisbane to Melbourne . She became a successful rower, but after five years she lost the fun, "five years of cold mornings and calloused hands". So she turned to cycling because it was "lighter" than others. First of all, she started at Ironman events. When she gained the necessary strength and endurance, she applied to the Australian Institute of Sport . From 2008 she also worked as a doctor. As her sporting goals, she named a world championship title and participation in the Olympic Games, but neither of which she has achieved so far.

By 2006 O'Donnell won three titles as Oceania champion and in 2008 was Australian champion in the individual time trial . In 2007 she took second place in the renowned Chrono des Nations time trial .

On January 22nd, 2016 Bridie O'Donnell set a new hour record in the Adelaide Super-Drome with 46.882 kilometers and improved the existing record of Molly Shaffer Van Houweling from September 12th 2015 by 608 meters.

Professional

In November 2017, trained physician Bridie O'Donnell became the first director of the newly established Office for Women in Sport and Recreation (OWSR) of the government of the Australian state of Victoria . This authority strives for gender equality in all functions in sport.

successes

2007

Oceania Champion - Individual Time Trial

2008

Australian Champion - Individual Time Trial

2009

Oceania Champion - Individual Time Trial
Oceania Champion - Road Race
one stage tour of Chongming Island

2011

Oceanic Cycling Championships - Individual Time Trial
Oceanic Cycling Championships - Road Racing

2012

Oceanic Cycling Championships - Individual Time Trial

2016

Oceanic Cycling Championships - Individual Time Trial

Teams

2010 Valdarno Umbria
2011 Fassa Bortolo-Servetto

Publications

Life and Death. A cycling memoir . Slattery Media Group, 2018, ISBN 978-1-921778-67-4 .

Web links

Bridie O'Donnell in the Radsportseiten.net database

Bridie O'Donnell in the ProCyclingStats.com database

Bridie O'Donnell website

Bridie O'Donnell: Beyond the cult of self-destruction: Life and Death. In: cyclingtips.com. May 10, 2018, accessed May 10, 2018 .

Individual evidence

^ Bridie O'Donnel - St Kilda Cycling Club. In: skcc.com.au. December 10, 2015, accessed January 22, 2016 .
↑ 46.882km! Bridie O'Donnell is the new world hour record holder. In: velomotion.de. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016 .
^ Life and Death: a cycling memoir. In: books.slatterymedia.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	O'Donnell, Bridie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 29, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Corinda

[1] Bridie O'Donnel - St Kilda Cycling Club. In: skcc.com.au. December 10, 2015, accessed January 22, 2016 .

[2] 46.882km! Bridie O'Donnell is the new world hour record holder. In: velomotion.de. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016 .

[slattery-Life_and-3] Life and Death: a cycling memoir. In: books.slatterymedia.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .