Edward Carrington King (born January 31, 1983) is a retired American professional

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

who last rode for

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. King turned professional in 2006 and raced for ten years, retiring from contemporary road racing in 2015. He quickly segued to the burgeoning world of

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, where he has been a pioneer in the world of competitive gravel racing.

Personal

Born in

Exeter, New Hampshire Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 16,049 at the 2020 census, up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood. ...

, King spent his adolescence in

Brentwood, New Hampshire Brentwood is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 4,490. Brentwood has been the county seat of Rockingham County since 1997. History An Abenaki tribe called the Pennacook farmed, fish ...

, United States. In 2005, he graduated from

Middlebury College Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all ...

Middlebury, Vermont Middlebury is the shire town (county seat) of Addison County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 9,152. Middlebury is home to Middlebury College and the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History. History One of ...

, United States where he studied economics and mathematics. During his career King resided in both

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, Spain and

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. 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 2006-2008. 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 th
Krempels Center
an organization in

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmou ...

dedicated to improving the lives of those living with brain injury. In 2011, the two King brothers helped create th
King Challenge
an annual benefit bike ride in

Stratham, New Hampshire Stratham is a New England town, town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town had a population of 7,669 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is bounded on the west by the Squamscott ...

, 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 o
UnTapped
a sports nutrition founded in

Richmond, Vermont Richmond is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,167. The main settlement of Richmond, in the north-central part of town, is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 853 at t ...

based on the nutritional merits of

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. UnTapped sells energy gels,

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, and hydration

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, all using maple syrup and maple sugar as the

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base.

Career

Between 2006 and 2008, he competed with , a UCI ConTeam. King signed with , a UCI ProConTeam, for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He signed with , a

, for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He remained with for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. King is a

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having raced for

Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian national road race champion (2004, 2010, 2013), and was the winner of th ...

Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Candil (; born 22 April 1975) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer and winner of the 2008 Tour de France. He consistently achieved outstanding results in the Vuelta a España and in the Tour de France. Sastre establi ...

, and most notably spending four years alongside

Peter Sagan Peter Sagan (; born 26 January 1990) is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Sagan had a successful junior cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing career, winning the junior cross-country race at the 2008 ...

. King was controversially disqualified from the

2013 Tour de France The 2013 Tour de France was the 100th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on the island of Corsica on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 21 July. The Tour consisted of twenty-one stage ...

. The disqualification was a result of finishing seven seconds outside the elimination time on

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. 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. 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 The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race included 21 stages, starting in Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, on 5 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 27 July. The race al ...

, but withdrew on Stage 10 due to injuries he sustained in Stage 1. King signed with , a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season. He retired from road racing after the 2015 season. Beginning in early 2016, King quickly became a leader in the sport of

. 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:'' ;2006 : 2nd Overall

International Tour de Toona The International Tour de Toona was a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania in July from 1987 until 2011. The event became the largest pro-am cycling event in North America and had stages spanning Blair, Cambria, Bedford, and Somerset ...

::1st

Young rider classification : 6th Overall

Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, also known as the Longsjo Classic, was an annual bicycle race held in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. The race began in 1960 as the Arthur M. Longsjo Jr Memorial Race, in honor of Art Longsjo. History Th ...

: 6th

Univest Grand Prix The Reading 120, Thompson Bucks County Classic and Univest Grand Prix were professional bicycle road races founded in 1998 by former professional cyclist and two time US National Champion John Eustice, and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Interna ...

;2007 : 4th Overall Tour de Leelanau ;2008 : 3rd Overall

: 3rd Overall Tour de Leelanau : 5th Overall

Nature Valley Grand Prix The North Star Grand Prix is a men's and women's road bicycle racing stage race held each June in Minnesota, United States, as part of the North Star Bicycle Festival. An event was added in North Mankato in 2016. The North Star Grand Prix is on ...

;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 Unbound Gravel, formerly known as the Dirty Kanza, is an event comprising gravel racing covering various distances held annually during the late spring in the Flint Hills region of the Great Plains around Emporia, Kansas, United States. The race ...

200

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* *
Edward King
at Cycling Base * *
Ted King
at Cannondale-Garmin
Ted King
at 2019 Garmin Dirty Kanza {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Ted 1983 births Living people People from Exeter, New Hampshire American male cyclists Middlebury College alumni People from Brentwood, New Hampshire Sportspeople from Rockingham County, New Hampshire Cyclists from New Hampshire