Bridie O'Donnell

Dr Bridie O'Donnell
	O'Donnell in 2012
Personal information
Born	29 April 1974 (age 50); Australia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2012	Vanderkitten–Focus
Professional teams
2010	Team Valdarno Umbria
2011	You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.; {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.; {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned.; Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.;
Major wins
	Hour record 46.882 km (22 January 2016)

Bridie O'Donnell (born 29 April 1974) is an Australian civil servant, medical practitioner and former professional road cyclist. She represented her nation at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 UCI Road World Championships.^[1]

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 is the current head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation for the Victorian State Government.^[6]^[7] She was employed by Australian TV network Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) as a commentator for the 2020 Tour de France, the first female to do so for SBS. She commentated on the Tour de France again in 2021.^[8]

In May 2021 she was appointed to the board of the Collingwood Football Club. She replaced Alex Waislitz who joined the Collingwood board in 1998. Her appointment generated controversy, because O'Donnell had been a Collingwood member for less than two years, contravening Collingwood's constitution, which states "No member shall be qualified for election as a member of the board unless he (or she) shall have been a member of the club for at least 24 months immediately prior to nomination."^[9]^[10]

O'Donnell is also Executive Director of the Victorian Government's Public Events Team and Director of the Gender Equity Project. She was the inaugural Director of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation between 2017-2020 and a physician with Epworth HealthCheck between 2013 and 2017.

Major results

2007

1st

Time trial, Oceania Road Championships

2nd Chrono des Nations

7th Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen

2008

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

4th Chrono des Nations

10th Memorial Davide Fardelli

2009

1st

Time trial, Oceania Road Championships (January)

Oceania Road Championships (November)

1st

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

Road race

2nd

Time trial

4th Time trial, National Road Championships

2012

3rd

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 Time trial, Oceania Road Championships

Works

Life and death : a cycling memoir, Melbourne : Slattery Media Group, 2018. ISBN 9781921778674, OCLC 1039100343^[11]^[12]

References

^ "Bridie O'Donnell". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ "Bridie O'Donnell gearing up for a new career | Herald Sun". www.heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "What it's like to be a top-level sportswoman". Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "About Epworth HealthCheck". www.epworth.org.au. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "Bridie O'Donnell breaks Women's UCI Hour Record". UCI. 22 January 2016.
^ D'Agostino, Emma (26 February 2018). "'Change doesn't have to be frightening' – Bendigo talks women in sport". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ Colangelo, Anthony (20 October 2017). "Cyclist Bridie O'Donnell takes new role to make things better for women in sport". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ Rigden, Claire. "Ex-champion cyclist Bridie O'Donnell returns to co-host the Tour de France for SBS". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Morris, Tom. "Pies' board twist sees ineligible new director Dr Bridie O'Donnell temporarily lose voting rights". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Matthey, James. "Waleed Aly asks glaring question amid Collingwood crisis". News.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ O'Halloran, Kate (1 June 2018). "Bridie O'Donnell: 'Cycling's power imbalance is extremely apparent'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ "Beyond the cult of self-destruction: Life and Death by Bridie O'Donnell". CyclingTips. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

External links

Bridie O'Donnell at ProCyclingStats

[1] "Bridie O'Donnell". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[2] "Bridie O'Donnell gearing up for a new career | Herald Sun". www.heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[3] "What it's like to be a top-level sportswoman". Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[4] "About Epworth HealthCheck". www.epworth.org.au. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[5] "Bridie O'Donnell breaks Women's UCI Hour Record". UCI. 22 January 2016.

[6] D'Agostino, Emma (26 February 2018). "'Change doesn't have to be frightening' – Bendigo talks women in sport". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[7] Colangelo, Anthony (20 October 2017). "Cyclist Bridie O'Donnell takes new role to make things better for women in sport". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[8] Rigden, Claire. "Ex-champion cyclist Bridie O'Donnell returns to co-host the Tour de France for SBS". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[9] Morris, Tom. "Pies' board twist sees ineligible new director Dr Bridie O'Donnell temporarily lose voting rights". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[10] Matthey, James. "Waleed Aly asks glaring question amid Collingwood crisis". News.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[11] O'Halloran, Kate (1 June 2018). "Bridie O'Donnell: 'Cycling's power imbalance is extremely apparent'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[12] "Beyond the cult of self-destruction: Life and Death by Bridie O'Donnell". CyclingTips. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

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