Ben King (cyclist)

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For other people named Ben King, see Ben King (disambiguation).
Ben King
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Personal information
Full name Benjamin King
Born (1989-03-22) March 22, 1989 (age 35)
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team Cannondale
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Rouleur, Domestique
Amateur team(s)
2004–2005 Charlottesville Racing Club
2006–2007 Hot Tubes Cycling
Professional team(s)
2008 Kelly Benefit Strategies–Medifast
2009–2010 Trek–Livestrong
2011 Team RadioShack
2012–2013 RadioShack–Nissan
2014– Garmin–Sharp
Major wins
One-day races and classics
National Road Race Champion (2010)
Infobox last updated on
May 28, 2016

Benjamin "Ben" King (born March 22, 1989) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Cannondale.[1][2] King turned professional in 2008.[2]

Personal

Born on March 22, 1989, in Richmond, Virginia, King spent his adolescence in North Garden, Virginia, United States.[3][4] King resides in North Garden, Virginia,[5][6] and Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.[7][8] King graduated from Monticello High School, in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2007.[9][10] He attended Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia, between 2008 and 2009.[11][12] King is a Christian.[11][13]

Career

King rode for Kelly Benefit Strategies–Medifast, a UCI ConTeam, in 2008.[14][15] King rode with Trek–Livestrong, a UCI ConTeam, for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[16][17]

In September 2010, he won the National Road Race Championships.[18][19] King signed with Team RadioShack, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2011 season.[18][19] King signed with RadioShack–Nissan, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2012 season.[20][21] He remained with RadioShack–Leopard the following year.[22][23]

King signed with Garmin–Sharp, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[24][25][26] In March 2015, King won Stage 1 of the Critérium International.[27][28] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[29]

Palmarès

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2007
1st MaillotUSA.PNG National Junior Road Race Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG National Junior Time Trial Championships
2008
8th National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
9th National Under-23 Road Race Championships
2009
3rd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
8th Overall Univest Grand Prix
2010
1st MaillotUSA.PNG National Road Race Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG National Under-23 Road Race Championships
3rd Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
6th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
7th Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
1st Jersey white.svg Youth classification
7th National Time Trial Championships
9th Pan American Individual Time Trial Championships
10th Pan American Road Race Championships
14th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
1st Jersey white.svg Youth classification
2011
5th National Road Race Championships
8th National Time Trial Championships
12th Overall Tour of Beijing
1st Jersey white.svg Youth classification
2012
9th National Time Trial Championships
10th National Road Race Championships
2013
1st Shenandoah 100
Orange Jersey Most Aggressive USA Pro Cycling Challenge
2014
8th GP Miguel Indurain
53rd Overall Tour de France
2015
1st Stage 1 Critérium International
2nd National Time Trial Championships
2016
1st Stage 2 Tour of California

References

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by USA National Road Race Champion
2010		 Succeeded by
Matthew Busche
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