Ben King diary

The RadioShack-Nissan youngster gets back on the bike in Colorado and fights his way to Denver

My training was sort of a “go or blow” attempt to earn Olympic selection

King checks in with his prologue from a new book on mental strength in cycling

Ben King checks in from the rainy Netherlands after going soft in the U.S. for a month

I might as well get the full Belgian experience

Life does not pause

Living in the fast lane in real time

Ahhh, the off-season

"Even with our RadioShack sponsors on course in Beijing, I focused on the things I could control, like swallowing fear and riding in good position on the last lap."

Ben King is a first-year professional with Team RadioShack, racing this week at the Tour of Beijing

"More than once I gave what I thought might be my last ditch effort. The Brits shoved me back into the rotation offering a 'good job' or 'nice pull.' Their sportsmanship impressed me and they were pulling like oxen. ... "

" I suffered in fifth position on Gesink's wheel. Then Levi said, "go, Ben." Way above my limit, brain oxygen-deprived, my vision narrowed. I emptied myself pulling back the attack in three minutes. The world spun, as I regained my breath and settled into a comfortable pace, leaving Rovny and Deignan to fend for Levi. "

"Terrified, I arrived with my training partner Andy Guptill two weeks early to acclimate and preview stages. “You’re a different rider than you were two years ago,” my coach said."

I write from Salt Lake City, Utah, a place I once tried to forget.

Instead of a traditional rider diary, this month Team RadioShack's Ben King is sharing his race report from the Tour of Austria, which wrapped up Sunday.

The latest diary by RadioShack's Ben King, the 2010 U.S. pro road race champion. King's teammate, Matthew Busche, won the 2011 title on Monday.

I felt like a rock star racing in the USA’s most prestigious race in the stars and stripes for the winning team.

"For each of us an hourglass upends at the finish line beginning a new countdown. It’s already late in the afternoon. As the sand drains, we race to recover for the next stage. "

A few years from now, the team bus will be old news, and I’ll be calling shots in races. For now, allow me to share the new, the exciting, the hard, and behind the scene curiosities of this sport’s top level.