Neben breaks elbow in training crash

Amber Neben (USA)

Amber Neben (USA) (Image credit: Riccardo Scanferla)

World time trial champion Amber Neben got her preparation for the 2009 season off to a bad start when she crashed and broke her elbow on her very first training ride for the new season. Neben's new team, Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung, announced Friday morning that the 33 year-old will only be able to do limited training in the next four weeks.