(1977-07-17) 17 July 1977 (age 46) Kortrijk, Belgium
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Current team
Retired
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
Classics specialist/Time-trialist
Amateur team
1997
Mapei–GB (stagiaire)
Professional teams
1998
Vlaanderen 2002–Eddy Merckx
1999–2000
Mapei–Quick-Step
2001–2002
Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco
2003–2004
Lotto–Domo
2005–2006
Discovery Channel
2007–2010
Predictor–Lotto
2011
Team Katusha
2012
Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's
Major wins
National Time Trial Champion (2001, 2006, 2007)
Leif Hoste (born 17 July 1977) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team team Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's.[1] Born in Kortrijk, Hoste's career highlights included winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001, 2006 and 2007 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second-place finish at the 2004, 2006 and 2007 one-day classic Tour of Flanders.
At the 2006 Paris–Roubaix, after finishing second, Hoste was disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding through a closed level crossing along with Peter Van Petegem and Vladimir Gusev (who were also disqualified).
On 29 March 2013, the Belgian cycling federation began a doping case against Hoste.[2] On 13 July 2014 it was confirmed by the UCI that Hoste had been banned for two years until 29 December 2015 for biological passport irregularities.[3]
^"Hoste joins Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda's for 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^"Belgian cycling body opens Hoste doping case". SuperSport. MultiChoice. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
^UCI (10 July 2014). "UCI Doping Suspensions". UCI.ch. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
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