Ben King
Benjamin King (2014) | |
To person | |
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Nickname | Ben |
Date of birth | March 22, 1989 |
nation | United States |
discipline | Street |
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Current team | NTT Pro Cycling |
function | driver |
Last updated: February 16, 2018 |
Benjamin "Ben" King (born March 22, 1989 in North Garden ) is an American cyclist .
Career
In 2007, Ben King was the American road racing champion in the junior class. In 2008 he received his first contract with the Continental Team Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast . In his first year there, he finished second in the International Cycling Classic and won the one-day Page Valley Road Race. In 2010 he was national champion of the U23 as well as the elite in road racing, in 2015 in road racing. He won one stage each of the Critérium International (2015) and the California Tour (2016).
successes
- 2007
- 2010
- 2011
- Young talent Tour of Beijing
- 2015
- a stage Critérium International
- American champion - individual time trial
- 2016
- one stage tour of California
- 2017
- Sprint classification Burgos Tour
- 2018
- Mountain classification Algarve tour
- two stages Vuelta a España
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | - | - | - | 44 | - |
Tour de France | 53 | - | - | - | - | 62 |
Vuelta a España | - | 75 | 46 | DNF | 24 | 38 |
Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.
Teams
- 2008 Kelly Benefit Strategies-Medifast
- 2009 Trek Livestrong
- 2010 Trek Livestrong U23
- 2011 Team RadioShack
- 2012 RadioShack Nissan
- 2013 RadioShack Leopard
- 2014 Garmin Sharp
- 2015 Team Cannondale-Garmin
- 2016 Cannondale Pro Cycling Team
- 2017 Team Dimension Data
- 2018 Team Dimension Data
- 2019 Team Dimension Data
- 2020 NTT Pro Cycling Team
Web links
Commons : Ben King - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
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SURNAME | King, Ben |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | King, Benjamin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | North Garden |