Five weeks after pelvis fracture, Neben takes Worlds time trial fourth place

Amber Neben (USA)
Amber Neben (USA) in action at the UCI Road World Championships (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

It was a month to the day before crossing the finish line of the UCI Road World Championships time trial that Amber Neben was hit by a driver, suffering a potentially season-ending pelvis fracture that put her participation in her 17th Worlds in severe doubt.

But fast forward 31 days on from the run-in on the Pacific Coast Highway and the 46-year-old American was all smiles in Flanders, having just completed the 30.3-kilometre time trial in fourth place, 1:24 behind Dutch gold medallist Ellen Van Dijk.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.