Chapman suffers asthma attack that 'had her by the throat' at Giro d'Italia Donne

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'There’s literally nothing else you can focus on except trying to breathe' says FDJ rider forced to pull out on stage 10

Brodie Chapman (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) on stage 3 at the Giro d'Italia Donne
Brodie Chapman (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) on stage 3 at the Giro d'Italia Donne (Image credit: Getty Images)

Brodie Chapman (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) suffered an asthma attack during stage 10 at the Giro d'Italia Donne. Chapman confirmed that the asthma attack forced her to abandon mid-race during the final day of racing into Cormons.

"Well, my Giro d'Italia Donne ended rapidly and unexpectedly. A full-on asthma attack in the first 10km had me by the throat and there’s literally nothing else you can focus on except trying to breathe and stay upright," Chapman wrote in a post on Twitter.

Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.