Leif Hoste
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 Leif Hoste |
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| Full name | Leif Hoste | ||
| Born | 17 July 1977 Kortrijk, Belgium |
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| Current team | Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda's | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Classics specialist/Time-trialist | ||
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| 1997 | Mapei-GB (trainee) | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 1998 1999–2000 2001–2002 2003–2004 2005–2006 2007–2010 2011 2012– |
Vlaanderen 2002 Mapei-Quick Step Domo-Farm Frites Lotto-Domo Discovery Channel Predictor-Lotto Team Katusha Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda's |
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| Infobox last updated on 3 January 2012 |
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Leif Hoste (born 17 July 1977 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist since 1998. He rides for UCI Professional Continental Team team Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda's.[1] His career highlights include winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001 and 2006 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second place finish at the 2004, 2006 and 2007 one-day classic Ronde van Vlaanderen.
At the 2006 Paris–Roubaix, after finishing second, Hoste was disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding though a closed level crossing along with Peter Van Petegem and Vladimir Gusev (who were also disqualified).
[edit] Major achievements
- 1998
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 3 Circuito Montañés
- 2000
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Wallonie
- 2001
- 1st
Belgian National Time Trial Championships - 2003
- 2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 3rd GP Eddy Merckx
- 2004
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2005
- 3rd Overall Eneco Tour of Benelux
- 2006
- 1st Belgian National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 1st Mountains competition
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 2007
- 1st Belgian National Time Trial Championships
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 2010
- 8th Paris–Roubaix
- 2011
- 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
[edit] References
- ^ "Hoste joins Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda's for 2012". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 29 November 2011. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hoste-joins-accent-jobs-willems-verandas-for-2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
[edit] External links
Leif Hoste at Trap-Friis.dk
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Marc Wauters |
Belgian National Time Trial Champion 2006, 2007 |
Succeeded by Stijn Devolder |
