Leif Hoste
Leif Hoste | |
To person | |
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Date of birth | 17th July 1977 |
nation | Belgium |
discipline | Street |
Driver type | Classic specialist / time trial |
Team (s) | |
1998 1999–2000 2001–2004 2005–2006 2007 2008–2009 2010 2011 2012 |
Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx Mapei-Quick Step Lotto-Domo Discovery Channel Predictor-Lotto Silence-Lotto Omega Pharma-Lotto Katjuscha Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s |
Most important successes | |
Belgian time trial champion 2001, 2007 |
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Last updated: December 3, 2012 |
Leif Hoste (born July 17, 1977 in Kortrijk ) is a former Belgian cyclist .
Athletic career
After Hoste won the U23 version of Omloop Het Volk in 1997, he turned pro in 1998 with the Vlaanderen 2002 cycling team - Eddy Merckx. He was considered a strong time trial and won the Belgian time trial championships twice and, thanks to his victory in the final time trial in 2006, the three days of De Panne . At the first edition of the Eneco Tour in 2005 , he was third in the overall classification.
At the end of the 2012 season he ended his career as a professional cyclist. After the end of his career, he was given a two-year doping ban because of irregularities in his biological passport .
successes
2007
2006
- Three days from De Panne and two stages
2001
2000
- a stage of the Tour de la Région Wallonne
- a stage Tour de l'Ain
- 1998
- a stage Tour de l'Avenir
- 1997
- Omloop Het Volk (U23)
Teams
- 2012 Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda’s
- 2011 Katusha team
- 2010 Omega Pharma Lotto
- 2008-2009 Silence Lotto
- 2007 Predictor Lotto
- 2005-2006 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
- 2003-2004 Lotto Domo
- 2001-2002 Domo Farm Fries
- 1999-2000 Mapei-Quick Step
- 1998 Vlaanderen 2002
Web links
- Leif Hoste in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ↑ radsport-news.com of March 30, 2006: Discovery Channel wins the time trial
- ↑ radsport-news.com of December 30, 2013: Hoste sentenced to two-year doping ban after resigning
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hoste, Leif |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th July 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kortrijk |