Edward Carrington "Ted" King (born January 31, 1983) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale. King turned professional in 2006.
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Personal
Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, King spent his adolescence in Brentwood, New Hampshire, United States. In 2005, he graduated from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. during his career King resided in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. King is a 350.org patron, as well as an ambassador for World Bicycle Relief. Though he shares a surname with several other professional cyclists, Ted only shares family relation to his older brother Robert "Robbie" King, who was a professional cyclist from 2006-2008. 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.
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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. He signed with Liquigas-Cannondale, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He remained with Cannondale for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. King is a domestique.
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. King finished the stage with a separated shoulder.
King rode the 2014 Tour de France, but withdrew on Stage 10, after succumbing to injuries sustained from Stage 1.
King signed with Cannondale-Garmin, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season. He retired after the 2015 season.
Career achievements
Major results
Sources:
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
- Official website
- Ted (Edward) King at Cycling Archives
- Edward King at Cycling Base
- Edward KING at Cycling Quotient
- Edward King at ProCyclingStats
- Ted King at Cannondale-Garmin
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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