Bridie O'Donnell
Australian cyclist and doctor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Personal information | |
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Born | Australia |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2012 | Vanderkitten–Focus |
Professional teams | |
2010 | Team Valdarno Umbria |
2011 | Top Girls–Fassa Bortolo |
Major wins | |
Hour record 46.882 km (22 January 2016) | |
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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]