Ondřej Sosenka
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Ondřej Sosenka (born on December 9, 1975 in Prague) is a Czech professional cyclist and rides for the UCI Professional Continental team PSK Whirlpool-Author. He won the Peace Race in 2002 and broke the UCI hour record on July 19, 2005 in Moscow, Russia, riding 49.7 km (30.9 mi).
Sosenka is known as one of the largest professional cyclists currently competing in Europe. Standing 200 cm tall, he weighs 83 to 90 kilograms and rides a track bicycle with 190 mm 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.
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| Preceded by Chris Boardman |
UCI hour record (49.700 km) 19 July 2005-now |
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