Oh man

Another sad day for enthusiasts of the sport. Stories like this scare the crap out of me and make me consider taking up other sports or just staying in the woods on a mountain bike instead of doing road rides. Here is the obituary for Sean Livesay. A link to his blog is over on the right titled "another mtber living in FL."

Bicyclist killed in Niceville was passionate racer

NICEVILLE — A bicyclist was killed Tuesday morning when he collided with a vehicle’s trailer while training.

Sean B. Livesay, 38, of Niceville, was riding his bike on Bayshore Drive when a pickup truck towing a trailer backed out of a residential driveway at 1733 Bayshore, according to Niceville police Lt. David Popwell.

The accident occurred at about 8:30 a.m., and Livesay was pronounced dead at the scene about 20 minutes later. He was wearing a helmet.

Livesay collided with the trailer, which was carrying landscaping equipment. The driver, who lives at the address, was on his way to work.

The driver will likely be charged with a traffic violation, Popwell said.

Livesay was traveling fast on his bike, but Popwell said he was going under the 30 mph speed limit.

An autopsy was scheduled for later Tuesday, mainly to “close the loop” and rule out possible medical conditions, Popwell said. The autopsy results were not available Tuesday night.

Livesay was a known cycling enthusiast who was often seen riding his bike in the area.

Livesay’s passion for racing sent him traveling across the country looking for new challenges. He documented the efforts on his blog.

“I've been doing a fair amount of training so far, and my fitness is far beyond what it was this same time last year,” Livesay wrote in one of his most recent entries April 12. “I had hoped to already have a race or two under my belt, but life kind of got in the way ... which happens sometimes.”

His performance attracted four sponsors. He started racing in 2002 and had been doing it in competitively since 2005.

Daily News Staff Writer Jill Nolin can be reached at 863-1111, Ext. 1445.