King of the Ride Podcast

My better half, Laura King, is someone I mention often on this show. So it’s probably no surprise that I’ve received a lot of suggestions that we should have he

Meet Ashton. A two-time world record holder, once up a time the speediest man across Kansas, a Nebraskan by birth and world traveler by past time, Ashton Lambie

In his prime, Rahsaan Bahati was one of the fastest cyclist in America. Rahsaan’s entry into cycling is far from typical having grown up in Compton, California.

If Ted could just get slightly more curly hair, when he throws on some ROKA aviators he and Jesse could be twins. Jesse is a Stanford graduate turned Red Bull…

Kimo Seymour is the President of Events and Media at Life Time. Perhaps it’s because of his soft spoken and easy demeanor, Kimo seems to operate in the “speak softly…

When João writes a memoir, I’ll be the first in line to buy it.

What’s a professional soigneur do? Do they rub legs and make small sandwiches? Do they spend thousands of hours driving across continents? Do they stand on the side of the…

This was a long time coming! Payson and Ted are not long lost brothers, but they share a boatload of traits in common. Originally a Texas boy, Payson and Ted…

Edward Hult is a cycling enthusiast. He’s also a big reason that EF Education First came on board to the UCI World Tour and beyond. As the CEO of EF…

Kate Courtney backs up her first podcast on King of the Ride with yet another stunner! On the underslept and overserved day after Grinduro, Kate found some time to catch…

Mike Woods’ is a bike racer, but Mike Woods is a storyteller! You probably know the traditional stuff — he ran, he ran fast, he got tired of running, and…

Brent Bookwalter stands strong as America’s longest running World Tour professional cyclist. Not just along for the ride, Brent has won UCI races, was second to Bradley Wiggins in the…

On the eve of The Rift gravel race in Iceland, Colin Strickland and Ted sit down to a frosty beer and lively conversation. Covering the obvious topics like how Colin…

A stalwart member of the professional women’s peloton, Tiffany Cromwell brings fun loving wit to the pro ranks as well as to this episode of King of the Ride. Tiffany…

There isn’t much to be said about Rebecca Rusch that hasn’t been mentioned before. 4x Leadville champion, 4x Dirty Kanza 200 winner, 3x 24 hour mountain bike world champion, recent…

Leah Thorvilson’s jump to the World Tour was “like learning to walk at the age of 38”. Leah segued a world class running career to professional cycling in one of…

Matt Accarrino somehow finds time in the day to not just train, but trains hard enough to be fast on a bike, amid a professional career as a Michelin starred…

Ian Boswell is one of America’s best professional cyclists. This recent Vermont transplant takes his profession seriously as much as he takes his Vermonting seriously. From driving his tractor in…

Winning an Olympic Gold Medal in her final Olympics might be the most interesting thing about Kikkan Randall. But, after listening to this conversation, you’ll hear why it also might…

‎Pete Stetina is a stalwart American professional cyclist. A billygoat of a climber, this Californian returned home from Liege Bastogne Liege and went straight into the Belgian Waffle Ride on…

‎Dan from Nam is one of the most polite, diplomatic, energetic, positive forces in profession cycling — not to mention he’s a two time Olympian. Amid a hectic two weeks…

The best “studio” for a podcast recording yet: plowing through the late spring snow in Peter Voller’s Land Rover! This King of the Ride conversation takes place while laying the…

Bobby Wintle is the owner, operator, and chief mastermind behind the Land Run 100. A Kansas native, Bobby wasn’t part of cycling nor retail when he decided to move to…

When the world of Gravel Cycling creates a Hall of Fame, Kristi Mohn will be among the first inductees. She’s help boost Dirty Kanza from just double digit entries to…

Ted King plays guest on today’s episode as Jim Merithew, creative director of inGamba Tours, interviews our typical host. Taking an arch through the history of Ted’s… entire life, including…

Ted and the crew from the James Bay Descent chat after surviving their 10 day, 638km/396mile ride south along Canada’s frozen James Bay. Braving temperatures as low as -40, blizzard…

‎The first in a two part series about the record setting James Bay Descent fat bike expedition through northern Canada, Ted sits down to talk with the rest of the…

David Swain’s introduction to cycling was riding backwards on a banana seated bicycle to impress girls and it ultimately landed him as the Director of Communications at both Facebook and…

‎arah True and Ted braved some wicked tough elements to meet up and make this podcast a reality, and the result is well worth it. The two sit down for…

‎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…

‎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…

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…

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,…

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…