Amber Neben sets sights on gravel calendar in 2022

Amber Neben takes on gravel racing calendar in 2022
Amber Neben takes on gravel racing calendar in 2022 (Image credit: Courtesy of Amber Neben)

Former world and US national champion Amber Neben will race a primarily gravel programme in 2022 as she sets her sights on new challenges and disciplines in the next phase of her career.

Neben spent 2021 focusing on preparing for the time trials at the Tokyo Olympics and the World Championships in Belgium, where she came fifth and fourth respectively. After a long and decorated career on the road, Neben says her focus will shift going forward.

Matilda Price is a freelance cycling journalist and digital producer based in the UK. She is a graduate of modern languages, and recently completed an MA in sports journalism, during which she wrote her dissertation on the lives of young cyclists. Matilda began covering cycling in 2016 whilst still at university, working mainly in the British domestic scene at first. Since then, she has covered everything from the Tour Series to the Tour de France. These days, Matilda focuses most of her attention on the women’s sport, writing for Cyclingnews and working on women’s cycling show The Bunnyhop. As well as the Women’s WorldTour, Matilda loves following cyclo-cross and is a recent convert to downhill mountain biking.