Kevin Livingston
Livingston in 2008
Personal information
Born (1973-05-24) May 24, 1973 (age 50)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1995–1996Motorola
1997–1998Cofidis
1999–2000US Postal
2001–2002Team Telekom

Kevin Livingston (born May 24, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former professional cyclist.

Career

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

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

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

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

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

Grand Tour 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — — — — 114 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 38 17 36 38 43 56
A yellow jersey/A gold jersey Vuelta a España 106 61 — — — — — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "French Senate Releases Positive EPO Cases From 1998 Tour De France". Cyclingnews.com. July 24, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "PedalHard Training Centre Brochure" (PDF). Publicity Brochure. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "PedalHard" (Official Web Site). Kevin Livingston Consulting LLC. 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2013.

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