Kirk O'Bee
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 O'Bee at the 2008 Tour de Taiwan | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1977 Ada, Michigan |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1999 | Ikon–Lexus |
| Professional teams | |
| 1999 | Mapei–Quick-Step (stagiaire) |
| 2000 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2001–2005 | Navigators |
| 2006–2008 | Health Net–Maxxis |
| 2009 | Bissell |
Kirk O'Bee (born April 9, 1977) is a former professional road racing cyclist from the United States. He won two national championships – in 1997 the USPRO pursuit championship, and in 2001 the USPRO criterium championship.
In 2002, O'Bee was suspended for a year after testing at the 2001 US championship showed an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio.[1] O'Bee said the positive drug test "resulted from a special training regimen recommended by his coach, which involved dietary supplements and exercise."[2]
O'Bee was fired by the Bissell team on July 31, 2009, for a doping violation.[3] On October 7, 2010, the United States Anti-Doping Agency handed O'Bee a lifetime ban for EPO usage. All results he obtained after October 3, 2005, were vacated.[4]
