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.

Kevin Van Impe

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Van Impe
Born	(1981-04-19) 19 April 1981 (age 44) Aalst, Belgium
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2002–2004	Lotto–Adecco
2005	Chocolade Jacques–T Interim
2006–2011	Quick-Step–Innergetic
2012	Vacansoleil–DCM
Major wins
One-day races and Classics Dwars door Vlaanderen (2009)

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.^[1] 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,^[2] having only joined the Vacansoleil–DCM team in January of that year.^[3]

Major results

1999

1st Time trial, National Under–19 Road Championships

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 Overall Circuit Franco-Belge

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 1

9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne

9th Halle–Ingooigem

2007

9th Paris–Roubaix

2009

1st Dwars door Vlaanderen