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Kirk O'Bee

    Key Stats

    Nationality: American
    Born: April 9, 1977
    Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Residence: North Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
    Height: 5-foot-9
    Weight: 154 pounds
    Strengths: One day racing
    Turned Pro: 2000

    Palmares

    Career Highlights:

    1st overall, Tour of Taiwan 2006
    U.S. criterium champion 2001
    2nd, CSC Invitational 2005

    2006
    1st overall, Tour of Taiwan (plus stage 5)
    2nd overall, Tour de Delta 

    3rd overall, Tour de Gastown

    10th overall, Herald Sun Tour



    2005
    1st overall, Tour de Delta

    1st, stage 4 and 6, Cascade Classic 

    1st, stage 2, Tour de Delta

    1st, Tour de White Rock Road Race

    1st overall, Canada Cup Road Race Series

    2nd, CSC Invitational
5th, U.S. road championship


    2004
    3rd, Rund um Koln

    3rd, GP de Rennes

    5th, T-Mobile Invitational

    2002
    1st, GP Pino Cerami

    1st, GP de Rennes 



    2001
    1st, U.S. criterium championship

    1st, sprint competition, Saturn Classic



    1999
    1st, Hasselt-Spa-Hasselt


    Biography

    O’Bee is a one-day specialist who can get over the climbs and still have enough left in the tank to finish it off with a sprint.