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BRODIE CHAPMAN

BRODIE MAI CHAPMAN HAS SHOWN CONSISTENTLY GOOD FORM AS AN elite athlete for years, but her path to pro-level cycling has been far from typical. Turning professional in January 2018, she enjoyed a solid two years with US-based women’s team Tibco-SVB – revered as the world’s longest running women’s cycling team.

Switching to French team FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope for 2020 and beyond, Brodie kicked the year off in exemplary style by winning Race Torquay, pre-cursor to the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

Sadly that sledgehammer start to the season came to a screeching halt with the onset of Covid-19 and the unprecedented stop to the WorldTour racing calendar.

And this is where we turn to Brodie Mai Chapman.

BICYCLING AUSTRALIA: THANKS FOR SPEAKING WITH BICYCLING AUSTRALIA. YOU CAME INTO 2020 ON TOP OF THE WORLD WITH WONDERFUL FORM, A NEW TEAM AND A MAJOR WIN ON HOME SOIL. THEN THE RACE SEASON CAME TO A STANDSTILL. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE LEADUP TO RACE TORQUAY?

BRODIE CHAPMAN: I often reflect on that race and how special it was to win in the way I did, given the year that followed. It turns out

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