Ben King enters his thirteenth year as a professional cyclist. He is a five time USA national champion, U23 Pan American champion. Other victories included two stages of the Vuelta a Espana, and a stage win at the Amgen Tour of California and Criterium International. Ben has competed in all three grand tours including the Tour de France and has been selected to represent the USA in the UCI World Championships on five occasions. He currently races for the South African registered team, NTT Pro Cycling, who’s mission alongside competing at the highest level is to raise money and awareness for the team’s affiliated charity, Qhubeka. Cycling was a family affair for the Kings. Between Ben's Dad, Mark, brother, Jake, and Uncle, Dan, "Team King" had a rider in almost every category of local races. Ben began competing internationally at the age of 17 with Hot Tubes jr Development team and the USA national team. In 2010 Ben signed a world tour contract with team Radioshack and moved to Tuscany, Italy. In 2017 Ben married Jenna Corrado, and the two still base in Tuscany during the racing season. When he is not training or racing Ben enjoys spending time with his wife, family, and friends, wildlife photography, guitar, hunting, fishing, volunteering, reading, writing, hiking, and cooking.