Ondřej Sosenka

Ondřej Sosenka

Personal information
Full name	Ondřej Sosenka
Born	9 December 1975 (1975-12-09) (age 35) Prague, Chechoslovakia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2000 2001–2003 2004–2006 2008	PSK - Unit Expert CCC Acqua e Sapone PSK Whirlpool - Author
Major wins
Hour record
Infobox last updated on 12 July 2011

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. He broke the nine-year old UCI hour record on July 19, 2005 in Moscow, Russia, riding 49.7 kilometres (30.9 mi) in one hour.

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

He 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]

See also

• List of doping cases in cycling

References

1. ^ Cycling News, May 2001, Peace race expels four
2. ^ ProCycling - Bike Radar, Save the hour record
3. ^ Czech cyclist Ondrej Sosenka tests positive

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-now	Succeeded by current holder

Persondata
Name	Sosenka, Ondrej
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Short description
Date of birth	December 9, 1975
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