Ondřej Sosenka
 Ondřej Sosenka, 2004 Tour de Pologne | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ondřej Sosenka |
| Born | 9 December 1975 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road, track |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000 | PSK - Unit Expert |
| 2001–2003 | CCC |
| 2004–2006 | Acqua e Sapone |
| 2007 | CK Pribram Bei |
| 2008 | PSK Whirlpool - Author |
| Major wins | |
| Hour record 2005 until 2014 | |
Ondřej Sosenka (born 9 December 1975 in Prague) is a Czech professional cyclist who last rode for the UCI Professional Continental team PSK Whirlpool-Author. He won the Peace Race in 2002. He broke the five-year-old UCI hour record on 19 July 2005 in Moscow, Russia, riding 49.7 kilometres (30.9 mi) in one hour.
Biography
Sosenka was known as one of the largest professional cyclists competing in Europe. Standing 200 cm (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) tall, he weighs 83 to 90 kg (183 to 198 lb) and rides a track bicycle with 190 mm (7.5 in) cranks. For his 2005-hour record attempt, he used a custom carbon fiber bicycle manufactured by Francesco Moser cycles.
In 2006, he won the Czech Republic national time trial championships and following this the two-man time trial Duo Normand with Radek Blahut.
Doping
In June 2008, he tested positive for the banned stimulant methamphetamine and its metabolites during his national time trial championships, and received a suspension which ended his career.[1]
Major Results
- 1997
- 1st Stage 3 Hessen-Rundfahrt
- 3rd Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23
- 1998
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 1999
- 1st
Overall Okolo Slovenska - 2000
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 10 Peace Race
- 2001
- 1st Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 1st Stage 4b
- 1st Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 8
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2002
- 1st Overall Peace Race
- 1st Stages 4 & 10
- 1st Stage 5 Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
- 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 5th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 8
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 2003
- 1st Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1st Stages 4 & 5 (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Peace Race
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2004
- 1st Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 8 (ITT)
- 3rd Firenze-Pistoia
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 10th Milano-Torino
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 2005
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 3b Tour of Belgium (ITT)
- 1st Chrono des Nations
- 5th Overall International UNIQA Classic
- 1st Prologue
- UCI hour record 49.700 km
- 2006
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Duo Normand (with Radek Blahut)
- 2007
- 9th Duo Normand (with Jan Novák)
See also
References
External links
- Official webpage Ondřej Sosenka
- Ondřej Sosenka at Cycling Archives
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