Kevin Livingston
 Livingston in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1973 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1995–1996 | Motorola |
| 1997–1998 | Cofidis |
| 1999–2000 | US Postal |
| 2001–2002 | Team Telekom |
Kevin Livingston (born May 24, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former professional cyclist.
Career
[edit]Livingston rode six Tours de France, the Giro d'Italia and many of the European Classics, during a career with Motorola, Cofidis, US Postal Service and Team Telekom. He was one of Lance Armstrong's domestiques in the Tour de France and other races.[1][2] His best result in the Tour de France was 17th overall, in 1998. He retired in 2002 and lives in Austin, Texas.
Doping
[edit]Livingston's name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on July 24, 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when re-tested in 2004.[3][4]
Athletic performances
[edit]Livingston had 4% body fat, was able to reach a maximum heart rate of 195 bpm, and had an anaerobic threshold power of 558 Watts or 8.09 watt/kg.[5]
Post-racing career
[edit]Following retirement from racing, Livingston became a spokesperson and supporter of the National Diabetes Tour de Cure. He also acts as a consultant to Medalist Sports, where he has served as Competition Director for the Amgen Tour of California and the Tour of Missouri.[6] He set up the PedalHard Training Center, with locations in Austin Texas and St. Louis Missouri, and Fort Worth, TX which provides training and testing facilities.[7]
Major results
[edit]- 1992
- 1st
Overall Tour of the Gila - 1994
- 1st
Amateur Road race, National Road Championships - 1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria
- 1996
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Galicia
- 8th Giro del Veneto
- 1997
- Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stages 4 & 5a
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1998
- 10th Overall À travers Lausanne
- 1999
- 6th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 8th Breitling Grand Prix (with Lance Armstrong)
- 2000
- 9th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2002
- 7th Breitling Grand Prix (with Bobby Julich)
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 38 | 17 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 56 |
/ Vuelta a España
|
106 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ David Walsh (June 26, 2007). From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-345-50358-9.
- ^ Daniel Coyle (March 17, 2009). Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France. HarperCollins. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-0-06-174648-2.
- ^ "French Senate Releases Positive EPO Cases From 1998 Tour De France". Cyclingnews.com. July 24, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Cipollini, Livingston among 1998 Tour riders positive for EPO — VeloNews.com". Velonews.competitor.com. July 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ "Annex B, p. 680 to Affidavit of Renzo Ferrante in USADA's U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team Investigation" (PDF). USADA. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "PedalHard Training Centre Brochure" (PDF). Publicity Brochure. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ "PedalHard" (Official Web Site). Kevin Livingston Consulting LLC. 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 15, 2019)
- Kevin Livingston at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Kevin Livingston at ProCyclingStats
- Kevin Livingston at CQ Ranking
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