Dr Bridie O’Donnell MBBS EMPA is a medical Doctor, experienced Victorian public servant, former professional road cyclist, author and cycling commentator. She is a seven time rowing national champion, completed the Hawaiian IronMan World Triathlon Championships and represented Australia at three UCI Road Cycling World Championships.
A medical practitioner and surgical assistant before taking up cycling, Bridie later returned to medicine to work as a behaviour change physician and breast physician for cancer patients at the Epworth Hospital.
In 2018, Bridie published ‘Life and Death; a cycling memoir’ about her experiences as a professional cyclist in Europe and the United States. She completed the Executive Master of Public Administration at ANZSOG and the University of Melbourne in 2020, and in November 2021 she was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women as a Change Agent.
She has spent the last 8 years working in executive roles in the Victorian Public Service including as the inaugural head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, critical roles in the COVID-19 pandemic response and most recently in the public health division in the department of health.
Bridie has been a member of the SBS Television cycling commentary team for the Tour de France since 2020 and will heading to France to call the race for her 7th time in 2026, starting in Barcelona. She presents a weekly sport wrap on ABC radio 774 in Melbourne.