Ted King (cyclist)

Edward Carrington King (born January 31, 1983) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam Cannondale–Garmin.[1][2] King turned professional in 2006 and raced for ten years, retiring from contemporary road racing in 2015.[2] He quickly segued to the burgeoning world of gravel cycling, where he has been a pioneer in the world of competitive gravel racing.

For other people with the same name, see Edward King.

Ted King
King at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full nameEdward Carrington King
Born (1983-01-31) January 31, 1983
Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeDomestique
Amateur teams
2002Bath BikeMan
2003–2005Louis Garneau Racing
Professional teams
2006–2008Priority Health
2009–2010Cervélo TestTeam
2011–2014Liquigas–Cannondale
2015Cannondale–Garmin

Personal

Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, King spent his adolescence in Brentwood, New Hampshire, United States.[3][4] In 2005, he graduated from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, United States where he studied economics and mathematics.[5][6] During his career King resided in both Girona, Catalonia, Spain and Lucca, Italy.[7][8] Though he shares a surname with several other professional cyclists, in the pro peloton Ted only shares family relation to his older brother Robert "Robbie" King, who was a professional cyclist from 2006 to 2008.[9] King's father, also Ted King, was an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Exeter for 25 years before suffering a stroke in 2003. The elder King is now a member of the Krempels Center, an organization in Portsmouth, New Hampshire dedicated to improving the lives of those living with brain injury.

In 2011, the two King brothers helped create the King Challenge, an annual benefit bike ride in Stratham, New Hampshire, which as of the ninth edition in 2019 has generated more than one-million dollars for the Krempels Center. Ted is now an ambassador for the general sport of cycling, working with long time sponsors to get more people more excited about riding a bike, racing a bike, and spending time on a bike.

Ted is a co-founder of UnTapped, a sports nutrition founded in Richmond, Vermont based on the nutritional merits of maple syrup. UnTapped sells energy gels, stroopwafels, and hydration drink mix, all using maple syrup and maple sugar as the carbohydrate base.

Career

Between 2006 and 2008, he competed with Priority Health, a UCI ConTeam. King signed with Cervélo TestTeam, a UCI ProConTeam, for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[10][11] He signed with Liquigas–Cannondale, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[12][13] He remained with Cannondale for the 2013[14][15] and 2014 seasons.[16][17] King is a domestique having raced for Thor Hushovd, Carlos Sastre, and most notably spending four years alongside Peter Sagan.[18][19]

King was controversially disqualified from the 2013 Tour de France. The disqualification was a result of finishing seven seconds outside the elimination time on Stage 4.[20][21] King had been involved in a crash on Stage 1 in the lead up to the sprint finale for his teammate Peter Sagan; the crash resulted in a separated shoulder and broken scapula among other injuries for King.[22][23] He continued on for three more stages before finishing outside that time limit, as a result he was not able to start the next day.

King rode the 2014 Tour de France, but withdrew on Stage 10 due to injuries he sustained in Stage 1.[24][25]

King signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season.[26][27] He retired from road racing after the 2015 season.[28][29]

Beginning in early 2016, King quickly became a leader in the sport of gravel cycling. Twice a winner of Dirty Kanza, in 2016 and 2018, he has won or finished on the podium of most of the major gravel races.

Career achievements

Major results

Sources:[30][31][32]

2006
2nd Overall International Tour de Toona
1st Young rider classification
6th Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
6th Univest Grand Prix
2007
4th Overall Tour de Leelanau
2008
3rd Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
3rd Overall Tour de Leelanau
5th Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
2011
3rd National Road Race Championships
2013
7th National Road Race Championships
2016
1st Dirty Kanza 200
2018
1st Dirty Kanza 200
2019
1st SBTGRVL
8th Overall Dirty Kanza 200
2021
4th Unbound Gravel 200

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 106 114 — — — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — — DSQ DNF —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — — — — — —
Legend
DSQDisqualified
DNFDid not finish

References
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  2. "Ted King". EF Education–EasyPost. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  3. Daniel McMahon (July 3, 2014). "Meet The 9 Americans Competing In The Tour de France — And The 2 Who Could Potentially Win The Race". Business Insider. New York City. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  4. Sam Evans-Brown (September 26, 2013). "World Tour Cyclist, Ted King, Keeps Up Local Connections". New Hampshire Public Radio. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. "Ted King, From New Hampshire to Italy". Wilton, Connecticut: Cannondale Bicycle Corporation. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  6. Mark Johnson (June 22, 2012). "AIGCP and CPA agreement may portend more than higher salaries". VeloNews. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  7. Daniel Benson (February 16, 2010). "Confident Ted King to start Vuelta ao Algarve". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  8. Kevin Edward Brown (September 15, 2014). "Ted King Fan Club: Twenty Questions". Manual for Speed. New York City: Manual for Speed, Inc. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  9. "King Connection – King Challenge". King Challenge. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  10. Gregor Brown (November 12, 2008). "King and Rollin sign with Cervélo TestTeam". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  11. Jon Brand (November 8, 2009). "Is Ted King The Next Big American Cyclist?". Middlebury Magazine. Middlebury, Vermont: Middlebury College. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  12. Steve Frothingham (October 18, 2010). "Ted King: 'I know I'll have my time to shine' at new team Liquigas-Cannondale". VeloNews. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  13. Andrew Hood (January 8, 2011). "Ted King, Tim Duggan ready for Liquigas debut". VeloNews. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  14. Daniel Benson (January 22, 2013). "Deluxe domestique King aims for Tour de France place". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  15. Gregor Brown (September 10, 2012). "Cannondale and Zani slated to take over Liquigas". VeloNews. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  16. Pat Malach (December 2, 2013). "Q&A: Ted King on renewing with Cannondale, busy off season". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  17. Gregor Brown (November 7, 2013). "King continues in Cannondale green, will get shot at 2014 Tour de France". VeloNews. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  18. Gregor Brown (November 15, 2013). "Ted King: 'Sagan can count on me'". VeloNews. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  19. Daniel Benson (January 22, 2013). "Deluxe domestique King aims for Tour de France place". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  20. "Orica-GreenEdge win Nice team time trial". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England. July 2, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  21. Neal Rogers (July 2, 2013). "King's 7-second elimination from Tour sends wrong message". VeloNews. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  22. Gregor Brown (July 3, 2013). "Ted King cut from his debut Tour de France". Cycling Weekly. London, England. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  23. "American in tears after missing Tour de France time cut". USA Today. July 3, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  24. Neal Rogers (July 15, 2013). "Must Read: Ted King writes about early exit from Tour". VeloNews. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  25. "Yeah". Site Design/Development. New York City: Site Design/Development, Inc. July 15, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  26. "Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling announce 2015 roster". Cyclingnews.com. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  27. Gregor Brown (November 14, 2014). "Ted King confirms with Cannondale–Garmin". VeloNews. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  28. "Ted King retired after the 2015 season". cyclingnews.com. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  29. "Ted King retired from pro cycling after the 2015 season". VeloNews. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  30. "Edward King". Cycling Archives. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  31. "Edward King". Cycling Base. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  32. "Edward (Ted) King". USA Cycling. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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