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Ted King
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Retired WorldTour road pro turned gravel racing pioneer; two-time Unbound Gravel winner, UnTapped maple syrup co-founder, and 2025 Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame inductee.
Sponsored by: Cannondale, SRAM, Zipp, UnTapped (co-founder)
Ted King raced professionally on the road from 2006 to 2015, competing in the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Paris-Roubaix, and Tour of Flanders while serving as a domestique alongside riders like Peter Sagan and Carlos Sastre. After retiring from WorldTour racing with Cannondale-Garmin, King became a central figure in the American gravel scene, winning Unbound Gravel twice (2016, 2018) and taking victories at SBT Gravel, Grinduro, Rasputitsa, Vermont Overland, and UnPAved. He co-founded UnTapped, a sports nutrition company built around maple syrup, in 2013. He was inducted into the Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame in 2025.
Ted King's Gear List(4)
Cannondale
Product description
Carbon gravel frame with KingPin rear suspension providing up to 30mm of travel, paired with a Lefty Oliver Carbon fork adding another 30mm. Proportional Response carbon construction accommodating tires up to 700x45mm or 27.5x2.1 inches. 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc brakes, and StashPort downtube storage.
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Gravel race bike with Kingpin suspension
Rene Herse
Product description
Hand-made tires named after mountain passes, offered across 700C, 650B, and 26-inch sizes from 26mm to 55mm wide. Each model available in Standard, Extralight, Endurance, and Endurance Plus casing grades. Tread patterns include all-road slicks, dual-purpose knobbies with noise-canceling geometry, and semi-slicks.
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