Welcome to King of the Ride, hosted by Ted King. A professional road racer turned gravel, I sometimes win bike races, but more than anything it‘s the gravel community that makes me happy. Slinging maple syrup, leading rides, hosting camps, and just enjoying life on two wheels, I now have the chance to chat with athletes, entrepreneurs, and all walks-of-life who love the bicycle. Hop on board and please enjoy the ride!
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Alex Howes is a long time member of the Slipstream program, beginning his time on the development program, U23 team, and of course a long time member of the pro team. Alex and Ted were teammates in 2015, went toe-to-toe at Leadville the following year, and catch up in this episode with the lively banter found in a round of 20 Questions. This episode is presented by Strava. Try out their incredibly helpful and insightful Summit features by visiting www.strava.com/summit and use code: "king" at checkout.
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
Going from making his own almond and peanut butters in his kitchen to borrowing $75k from his roommates' parents and ultimately now being found in virtually every grocery store across the country, Justin's is the modern day entrepreneurial success story. Justin's didn't succeed on dumb luck and a tasty product; he's a scrappy, tenacious, dogged hard worker with a love for the outdoors and mountain biking that it was only a matter of time before he and Ted crossed paths!
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Already America's mountain biking sweetheart, Kate Courtney took the world of mountain biking by storm by taking the title at this year's World Championships. Just 22 years old and with a penchant for waffles and inspiring the next generation of cyclists -- while clearly kicking butt herself -- Kate is a bright, shining, smiling force to be reckoned with for a long time to come.
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Despite Joe’s young age and being a bit later than some to the sport, he’s already had a storied career. Joe is one of the more thoughtful cyclist out there, so between chatter of winning the Baby Giro, his issues with iliac artery endofibrosis, the nuances of a fine Belgian beer, and lots more, there’s plenty about this conversation that you’ll enjoy.
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Dr. Kevin Sprouse is one of the more interesting folks on the WorldTour. Lead team physician for EF Education First Drapac powered by Cannondale, Ted and Kevin go deep on this podcast, talking about cycling but much much much more beyond the two wheeled circus. This hour is definite one of the best King of the Ride pods.
Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
Our first female guest, acclaimed sports journalist Bonnie Ford and Ted sit down in a park in beautiful Quebec City, amid the namesake UCI race, Grand Prix Quebec City, to catch up on life and cycling, then delve much deeper into the disparity between sexes in sports, sports journalism, and much more.
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
If you watched this year’s Tour de France, then undoubtedly you saw a whole lot of Lawson Craddock. He hung out at the back of the peloton for the entire first half of the race as he was reeling from a broken scapula suffered on stage one. If you know anything about me, you may remember I did the same thing on stage one of my first Tour de France. How he soldiered through July and what Lawson did afterwards to bring positivity to cycling and especially his local Texan community as outstanding.
Sunday Sep 02, 2018
Sunday Sep 02, 2018
Cycling meets How I Built This podcast, today’s guest loves bikes, is a spunky lifelong entrepreneur, and co-owns the smashingly successful Greek frozen yogurt company, Yasso. Ted sits down with Drew Harrington and talk shop after another outstanding summer ride through the mountains of Vermont.
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Journalist, writer, unintended comic, Jason Gay is a sports columnist and editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal. You don't crack into the WSJ and expect a chuckle unless you're reading something penned by Jason. Ted visited the Big Apple and the two of them sat down in an actual sound studio for the most crisp and lively of podcasts covering topics on two wheels and many more outside of cycling.
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Scott Speed is one of the most dynamic car racers of all time. Jumping from karting to Formula 1 to NASCAR to Rallycross -- with a smattering of championships thrown into the mix -- the guy is a jack of all trades on 4-wheels. Heck, he can mow a lawn faster than you! Scott and Ted ripped a ride, then caught up off the coast of Maine, before setting off north to continue their #tourXnewengland.