1992 Results:

2nd Amateur U.S. National Championships Team TT
9th Amateur U.S. National Championships Road Race
1st Northern California Championships
5th Tour of Bira (Spain)
1st Tour of Gila

This was Kevin's first whole year with the U.S. national Team. Ironically, one of his teammates was George Hincappie. Little did he know that some day the two would be racing together in the pro peleton in Europe. Many years of learning and frustrations would have to come first.

Racers and spectators really started to take note of the Livingston name after the Tour of Gila. Kevin had shown that he was capable of the day to day recovery of a stage race and that he could carry a lead and follow through with a win.

1993 Results:

5th Settimana Bergamasca (Stage 5)
2nd Settimana Bergamasca "Best Young Rider" Competition
3rd U.S. Olympic Festival Criterium

There was a lot of hope for Kevin in 1993 and after a strong ride in an Italian stage race like Settimana Bergamasca, people really took note. He had made an impression on the international scene during the pro-am race. As the Tour DuPont approached, Kevin was in top form and he looked forward to a race with all the big name pros. The DuPont was the U.S. version of the Tour de France and any rider who could make a good showing would definitely impress the large pro teams. A possible career opportunity went with the race.

Kevin was about to fall victim to a very unfortunate accident. A team time trial was scheduled on the 1st day of the race and Kevin was warming up with his U.S. National Team teammates. He noticed that something on his Profile bars needed some adjusting and so he pulled alongside his team car. The mechanic leaned out the window to perform the adjustment as the two were moving. The driver of the car accidentally swerved slightly away from Kevin, and in an instant, Kevin was pulled to the pavement by his own mechanic. The crash resulted in a broken pelvis and Kevin's Tour Du Pont dreams had vanished. Interestingly enough, his teammate, George Hincappie, went on to ride a brilliant race and it influenced the Motorola Cycling Team. George signed that year.

For Kevin, the race was over and so was the 1993 season. It would be a very long recovery and even a longer road back to racing. He wondered if it was all through.

1994 Results:

1st Amateur U.S. National Championships- Seattle, WA
1st Stage 5, Tour of Austria
17th Tour DuPont

Kevin started out the '94 season with a big result at the Tour Du Pont. He had proved that he not only had made it back, but that he could finish a race with top pros from all around the world and finish in the top 20. It was the mountain stages that had allowed him to enter the top 20 of the general classification. On the toughest days, he was finishing alongside the greats like Raul Alcala and Greg LeMond.

His big chance to display his climbing strength came in June at the Tour of Austria. He won the 5th stage from Zell-im-Zillertal to the mountaintop at Kaunertaler-Gietscher, in a solo break. It turned the heads of some Motorola scouts. Kevin was making a name for himself as a "climber."

Later that month, he took the U.S. National Amateur road title at Seattle. It would be one of his finest days. He had risen from the depths of an injury and become a winner again.

By the end of the 1994 season, Kevin was faced with another difficult decision. His coach, Chris Carmichael of the U.S. National Team, wanted him to remain an amateur for the upcoming 1995 season. Kevin had mixed feelings. He wanted to turn pro but was not totally confident that the timing was right. Kevin's coach from Saturn, Warren Gibson, provided him with some advice. He urged Kevin to talk to Jim Ochowicz of the Motorola team. Kevin was nervous, but he phoned Jim. Once Jim learned that Kevin wanted to turn pro, the contracts were drawn up. Kevin rode for Motorola during the last two years of the teams existence.