ONE STEP AT A TIME
Brodie Chapman is an unconventional star in the making. Ahead of her third classics campaign, but first with a WorldTeam, Chapman has set a daily reminder on her phone that reads: ‘Tokyo gold’. “Not for me,” the Australian laughs. “But I think I can go in a good support role for Amanda Spratt and that’s pretty clear that’s what the plan would be.” She adds: “I’ve only been racing for three years.”
The spring classics double as Olympic qualifiers for Chapman, as she tells Procycling, and building towards them is also part of her integration with FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope. “For some people it’s a matter of whether you make the Olympics or not but for me, I look beyond that to, ‘If I make the Olympics, am I just going, or am I going to truly play a role and help Amanda win a medal? That’s what motivates me every day.”
Chapman in January is playing the team card well but there is no denying she is a born winner. On paper it appears the 28-year-old has just come across
