King at the 2014 Tour of Alberta
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Benjamin King |
Born |
Richmond, Virginia, United States |
March 22, 1989
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team Dimension Data |
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 |
2014–2016 | Garmin–Sharp |
2017– | Team Dimension Data |
Major wins | |
Benjamin "Ben" King (born March 22, 1989) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Dimension Data. King turned professional in 2008.
Born on March 22, 1989, in Richmond, Virginia, King spent his adolescence in North Garden, Virginia, United States. King resides in North Garden, Virginia, and Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. King graduated from Monticello High School, in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2007. He attended Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia, between 2008 and 2009.
King rode for Kelly Benefit Strategies–Medifast, a UCI ConTeam, in 2008. King rode with Trek–Livestrong, a UCI ConTeam, for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
In September 2010, he won the National Road Race Championships. King signed with Team RadioShack, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2011 season. King signed with RadioShack–Nissan, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2012 season. He remained with RadioShack–Leopard the following year.