ISABEL KING

Isabel King is a professional off-road cyclist and new mom who strives to show what it’s like balancing being a parent and a professional athlete. She likes to lead by example in hopes of inspiring others to attack challenges with a smile. 

 

Isabel “Iz” King didn’t have a traditional path to becoming a professional off-road cyclist. She clipped into a bike for the first time when she was 27. Growing up she was a soccer player and captain of her D1 team at Columbia University. After graduating she worked in finance on the equity trading floor in New York before moving back to California to get her MBA at UCLA Anderson. She found her way back to sports and discovered her love of endurance athletics via triathlon, but quickly realized she loved the challenge and community that off-road and gravel racing had to offer.

 

In her bright orange camouflage kit, Iz has never been one to blend in. Her goal is always to compete at the highest level while being approachable and relatable to the every day athlete. She lives by the motto “be fast and friendly”. 

 

Last season she showed it is possible to compete successfully as a pregnant professional athlete. Now as Iz enters her next chapter, she wants to be an example of balancing motherhood and performing as a professional athlete. Her goal is to share the ups-and-downs of raising a child, racing at the highest level, and being a resource for women thinking about starting a family and raising young children. But most importantly, she wants to be a great mom and show her daughter she can do anything she sets her mind to.