Kevin van Impe

Kevin Van Impe (born 19 April 1981 in Aalst, East Flanders) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His father is former cyclist Frank Van Impe, and his uncle is Lucien Van Impe, one of the greatest climbers in cycling history and winner of the 1976 Tour de France.

A routine out of competition drugs test performed on Van Impe caused controversy in March 2008. Van Impe was asked to give a sample for testing whilst at a crematorium making funeral arrangements for his deceased son, and was warned that failure to provide a sample would count as a refusal to give a sample, for which sanctions apply. Professional cyclists racing in the Paris–Nice and Tirreno–Adriatico performed demonstrations over the lack of respect shown to Van Impe.

Van Impe retired in March 2012, having only joined the team in January of that year.

Major results

1999

2000 3rd Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships 2002 1st GP Zele 2003 1st Stage 1 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt 2004 8th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge 9th Overall Tour of Britain 9th Brussel–Ingooigem 2005 1st Omloop van het Houtland 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2006

1st Stage 1 9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 9th Halle–Ingooigem 2007 9th Paris–Roubaix 2009 1st Dwars door Vlaanderen