Nathalie Eklund

Nathalie Eklund is a Swedish cyclist who competes primarily in gravel racing with 58&fam. A former Swedish road and time-trial champion, she enjoyed her strongest road season in 2022 before moving increasingly towards gravel after leaving the Women’s WorldTour peloton.

Nathalie Eklund profile

  • Name: Nathalie Eklund
  • Nationality: Swedish
  • Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Date of birth: 28 May 1991
  • Status: Active
  • Current Team: 58&fam
  • Previous Teams: GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling, Massi-Tactic Women Team, Israel-Premier Tech-Roland, Roland

Career overview

Eklund became Swedish road race champion in 2020 before winning consecutive national time-trial titles in 2021 and 2022. Her standout road season came in 2022, when she won the Tour of Uppsala overall and its final stage, took overall victory at the Volta a Portugal and finished third at La Picto-Charentaise. She subsequently spent two seasons with the Roland organisation at Women’s WorldTour level, completing the 2023 Tour de France Femmes and 2024 Giro d’Italia Women. Eklund then shifted her focus towards gravel, becoming Swedish gravel champion in 2025. Her 2026 campaign included victory at Migration Gravel, sixth at The Traka 360 and third at Megre Gravel as she established herself among the leading riders on the international gravel circuit.

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