Ondřej Sosenka
 Ondřej Sosenka, Tour de Pologne 2004 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ondřej Sosenka |
| Born |
9 December 1975 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2000 | PSK - Unit Expert |
| 2001–2003 | CCC |
| 2004–2006 | Acqua e Sapone |
| 2008 | PSK Whirlpool - Author |
| Major wins | |
| Hour record 2005 until 2014 | |
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Infobox last updated on 18 September 2014 | |
Ondřej Sosenka (born December 9, 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 July 19, 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 centimetres (79 in) tall, he weighs 83 to 90 kilograms and rides a track bicycle with 190 millimetres (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
Sosenska was excluded from the 2001 Peace Race after failing a hematocrit test prior to the event.[1][2]
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.[3]
Sosenka's doping history and otherwise relatively unnotable career has caused some to cast doubt on the nature of his hour record,.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Cycling News, May 2001, Peace race expels four
- ↑ ProCycling - Bike Radar, Save the hour record
- ↑ Czech cyclist Ondrej Sosenka tests positive
- ↑ Farrelly, Tony (2014-05-11). "Hour Record regulations "modernised and simplified" by UCI". Road.cc. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
External links
- Official webpage Ondřej Sosenka
- Ondřej Sosenka profile at Cycling Archives
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Chris Boardman |
UCI hour record (49.700 km) 19 July 2005 – 18 September 2014 |
Succeeded by Jens Voigt |
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