Brodie Chapman all smiles as she wins the Jayco Herald Sun Tour

Brodie's favourite rides

Brodie Chapman

Role: FulGaz ambassador and WorldTour rider

Favourite bike: Her single-speed workhorse

Hailing from Queensland originally, Brodie started off riding mountain bikes and ripping skids on the local single-track trails.

She made the transition to professional road racing in her early 20s after a successful domestic season. In 2017 she donned the green and gold jersey, racing for Australia in the inaugural Women’s Sun Tour which she won on the final stage in a thrilling time trial.

She now gets paid to race bikes over in Europe for Trek-Segafredo. Here’s a little sample of some of her favourite rides on FulGaz!

Brodie Chapman FulGaz Ambassador

ALPENVEREINSHüTTE

This ride starts from Niedernsill and goes up to the Alpenvereinshütte. It is a popular ride in this part of Austria. The first 6 Km/4 miles are on tarmac before the gravel section starts. Enjoy the awesome views and mountain panoramas.

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12.85km
DISTANCE
01:00:40
DURATION
1032m
ELEVATION

LIèGE-BASTOGNE-LIèGE

Get ready to tackle this classic Belgian ride. Come prepared as this one is quite the brute. There are six official climbs and a number of little ramps to test your legs over the course. In order of appearance, the six climbs are: Col du Rosier from Moulin du Ruy (4.4km – 6% avg) La Vecquée (6.4km – 6% avg) Cote de Desnié (6,5km – 4.9% avg) Maquisard (2,9km – 5.1% avg) Hautregard (1,7km – 3.9% avg) Cote de la Redoute (2km – 8.8%avg)

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71.55km
DISTANCE
3:03:20
DURATION
1330m
ELEVATION

GARDEN OF THE GODS

Garden of the Gods is a scenic park area on the west side of Colorado Springs. Red sandstone rock formations are impressive along with the view of Pikes Peak. It’s a fun ride with lots of short climbs and twisty roads. I took a few different paths around the park to see all the roads. The park was featured in the US Pro Cycling Challenge in 2011 and 2014.

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22.06km
DISTANCE
1:02:44
DURATION
446m
ELEVATION

BANFF

A late afternoon ride around some of the most scenic roads and bike paths in Banff, including views of the famous Banff Springs hotel and some totally unknown (except by the locals) bike paths. for many people who have tried it, this ride has become an instant favourite. Loops are rides where the start and finish are at the same point, this lets you do multiple laps without getting weird distances in Strava etc. To ride multiple laps of a ride non-stop, go to Settings then select Laps from the Ride Modes menu.

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44.90km
DISTANCE
1:38:45
DURATION
663m
ELEVATION

OC-189 THE LLANBERIS PASS

A long but comparatively easy climb through the Llanberis Pass, Official Climbs #189, riding southeast into the early morning sunrise. Return via Beddgelert, following the route of the Welsh Highland Railway as far as Waunfawr before the final climb back to your starting point. At the start of the ride there are glimpses of former slate quarries, relics of Wales' industrial past. Snowdon, Wales' highest peak, is always on your right on this clockwise loop through the practically deserted Snowdonia National Park in early Feb 2020.

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46.06km
DISTANCE
1:58:11
DURATION
659m
ELEVATION

MT NEBO

This isn't one solid climb, it's more like a dozen or so ramps with a short recovery between each. This ride is hugely popular with the locals, it's a great training session, that's for sure.

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19.48km
DISTANCE
1:05:56
DURATION
673m
ELEVATION

MT FUJI ROAD RACE LOOP

This loop contains the toughest climb in the Tokyo Road Race. On race day it will be very hot, but when we filmed it there was thick snow and frost on the tops of the climbs. This cold but clear weather produced some incredible views of Mount Fuji. Enjoy!

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32.79km
DISTANCE
01:39:45
DURATION
897m
ELEVATION