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Annette Edmondson
Edmondson in 2018
Personal information
Nickname Nettie
Born (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991 (age 33)
Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.70 m
Weight 65 kg
Team information
Current team Norwood CC
Role Rider
Rider type
  • Endurance (Track)
  • Sprinter (Road)
Major wins
Tour of Chongming Island (2013)
Pajot Hills Classic (2017)

Annette Edmondson (born on December 12, 1991) is an Australian former cyclist. She was known for competing in both track and road cycling. Annette was part of Cycling Australia's High Performance Unit for track cycling. She also raced on the road for the WHT team from 2015 to 2018.

Annette achieved great success in her career. She won three gold medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. These wins were in the omnium and team pursuit events. She also earned silver medals in the omnium (2012) and team pursuit (2012 and 2013). Annette competed in the London 2012 Olympics, where she won a bronze medal for Australia in the women's Omnium. She also placed fourth in the Team pursuit.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Annette won a silver medal in the individual pursuit. She also took home a gold medal in the scratch race. This was her first gold medal at an international event and her first Commonwealth title. She also won many gold medals at the National Track Championships since 2012.

Annette Edmondson's Early Life

Annette Edmondson was born in Adelaide, Australia. Because her parents worked for Royal Dutch Shell, she lived in Malaysia, Oman, and the Netherlands when she was very young. When Annette was six years old, her family moved back to Australia, her father's home country.

She went to Victor Harbor Primary School in South Australia. Later, she attended St John's Grammar School in the Adelaide Hills. There, she tried many different activities, including soccer and athletics.

Annette Edmondson's Cycling Career

Starting in Cycling

When Annette was 13, the South Australian Sports Institute visited her school. They noticed she had the right physical skills for a cycling career. After a year in their Talent Search Program, she had her first big win. This was at the 2006 National Junior Track Championships. She won two bronze medals in the Under 17 500m Time Trial and Sprint. From then on, she focused on sprint cycling. As a junior, she won sprint events at both national and Oceania levels.

In 2010, Annette competed in her first elite-level National Championships. She won silver medals in the Team sprint, Keirin, and 500m Time Trial. She also earned a bronze in the Individual sprint.

Switching to Endurance Cycling

Annette started to lose interest in cycling and took a break. But after only four months, she returned to training. She wanted a change, so she switched from sprint cycling to endurance cycling. Just eight months later, she became the Australian Omnium and Scratch Race champion. This showed her successful change.

First World Championships and Olympics

Annette's first World Championships were in 2012 in Melbourne. There, she won silver medals in both the Omnium and Team Pursuit. These results helped her get a spot on the 2012 Australian Olympic Team.

At the London 2012 Olympics, she competed in two track cycling events. In the Team Pursuit, the Australian team finished fourth, just missing a bronze medal. However, Annette's performance in the six events of the Omnium earned her a bronze medal for Australia.

Professional Road Cycling and Commonwealth Games

After the Olympics, in 2013, Annette signed a professional road cycling contract with Orica–AIS. In her first season with the team, she won the Tour of Chongming Island. She and her teammates also took third place in the 2013 World Road Race Championships Team Time Trial in Florence, Italy.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Annette won a silver medal in the Individual Pursuit. Her teammate Amy Cure also won a bronze in the same event. On July 26, 2014, Annette competed in the 10 km Scratch Race. She raced to victory, winning her first Commonwealth Games Gold Medal. Again, Amy Cure also did well, earning a silver medal in that event.

In October 2014, it was announced that Annette had signed with the WHT team for the 2015 season. She stayed with this team until it closed down at the end of 2018.

Continuing Track Success

Even while racing on the road, Annette continued to compete in track cycling. At the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, she won gold medals in both the omnium and the team pursuit.

At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the team pursuit, where the Australian team finished fifth. She also raced in the omnium, finishing eighth.

Annette competed at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She won another gold medal in the team pursuit.

She also qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Women's pursuit team, which finished fifth. The team included Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Annette Edmondson, Alexandra Manly, and Maeve Plouffe. Annette also competed in the omnium and madison events at those Olympics.

Annette Edmondson stopped competing in cycling after the 2021 UCI Track Champions League in December 2021. She finished third in the women's endurance standings in that competition.

Annette Edmondson's Personal Life

Annette Edmondson has always been interested in charity work. In 2007, she became a "Make Indigenous Poverty History Youth Ambassador for SA." Since then, she has visited places like Indonesia to volunteer her time in areas that need help. She can speak Indonesian fluently.

Annette has two brothers. Her younger brother, Alex Edmondson, is also a professional cyclist.

Annette Edmondson's Major Achievements

Track Cycling Achievements

  • 2007
    • Oceania Junior Track Championships
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Sprint
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team sprint (with Chloe Hosking)
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Scratch
    • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Keirin, Oceania Track Championships
  • 2008
    • National Junior Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG 500m time trial
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Sprint
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Keirin
    • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Sprint, UCI Junior Track World Championships
    • 3rd Team sprint, National Track Championships
  • 2009
    • National Junior Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Sprint
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Scratch
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG 500m time trial
      • 2nd Keirin
    • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Keirin, UCI Junior Track World Championships
  • 2010
    • National Track Championships
      • 2nd Team sprint
      • 2nd Keirin
      • 2nd 500m time trial
      • 3rd Sprint
  • 2011
    • National Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Omnium
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Scratch
      • 3rd Team pursuit
  • 2012
    • National Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Points race
      • 2nd Scratch
    • UCI Track Cycling World Championships
      • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Omnium
      • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
    • 3rd Bronze medal olympic.svg Omnium, Olympic Games
  • 2013
    • Oceania Track Championships
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Points race
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Omnium
      • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
    • National Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Omnium
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Points race
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Scratch
    • 1st 6 Giorni delle Rose Omnium
    • 1st Invercargill Scratch race
    • UCI Track Cycling World Championships
      • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
      • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
      • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Omnium
  • 2014
    • Oceania Track Championships
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Individual pursuit
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Omnium
    • Commonwealth Games
      • 1st Gold medal blank.svg Scratch
      • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
    • National Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Scratch
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Points race
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Omnium
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Madison (with Jessica Mundy)
      • 2nd Individual pursuit
      • 3rd Team pursuit
    • UCI Track Cycling World Championships
      • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Omnium
      • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit
  • 2015
    • UCI Track Cycling World Championships
      • 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Omnium
      • 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit
    • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Omnium, Oceania Track Championships
    • 1st Omnium, South Australian Grand Prix
    • 1st Omnium, Super Drome Cup
    • 1st Madison, Austral (with Julie Leth)
    • National Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Madison (with Jessica Mundy)
      • 2nd Individual pursuit
      • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 2016
    • Oceania Track Championships
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit (with Ashlee Ankudinoff, Amy Cure and Alexandra Manly)
      • 1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Madison (with Amy Cure)
    • National Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Scratch
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Points race
  • 2018
    • Commonwealth Games
      • 1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit (with Ashlee Ankudinoff, Amy Cure and Alexandra Manly)
      • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
    • National Track Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit (with Breanna Hargrave, Alexandra Manly, and Maeve Plouffe)
      • 2nd Madison (with Alexandra Manly)
  • 2019
    • 1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  • 2021
    • 3rd Endurance classification UCI Track Cycling Champions League

Road Cycling Achievements

  • 2011
    • 8th Road race, Oceania Road Championships
  • 2012
    • National Road Championships
      • 2nd Under-23 criterium
      • 3rd Criterium
    • 8th Road race, Oceania Road Championships
  • 2013
    • 1st Overall Tour of Chongming Island
      • 1st Stage 3
    • 1st Stage 4 Belgium Tour
    • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    • 9th Dwars door de Westhoek
  • 2014
    • 1st Points classification Adelaide Tour
    • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
  • 2015
    • 1st Jersey green.svg Sprints classification Women's Tour Down Under
    • 4th RideLondon Grand Prix
    • 7th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
  • 2016
    • 1st Stage 2 Women's Tour Down Under
  • 2017
    • 1st Pajot Hills Classic
    • 3rd Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
      • 1st Prologue
    • 10th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
  • 2018
    • 1st Towards Zero Race Melbourne
    • 1st Stage 1 Women's Tour Down Under
  • 2019
    • 4th Dwars door de Westhoek
  • 2021
    • National Road Championships
      • 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Criterium

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