Leif Hoste

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Leif Hoste

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image_caption = Hoste during the 2007 Tour de France
fullname = Leif Hoste
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|7|17
country = BEL
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currentteam = Silence-Lotto
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = Time Trial specialist
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amateuryears = 1997
amateurteams = Mapei-GB (trainee)
proyears = 1998
1999–2000
2001–2002
2003–2004
2005–2006
2007
2008–
proteams = Vlaanderen 2002
Mapei-QuickStep
Domo-Farm Frites
Lotto-Domo
Discovery Channel
Predictor-Lotto
Silence-Lotto
majorwins = National Time Trial Champion (2001, 2006-2007)
updated = 22 December 2007

Leif Hoste (born 17 July 1977 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist since 1998. He rides on the UCI ProTour for Silence-Lotto. His career highlights include winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001 and 2006 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second place finish at the 2004, 2006 and 2007 one-day classic Ronde van Vlaanderen.

At the 2006 Paris-Roubaix, after finishing second, Hoste was disqualified by the race jury for illegally riding though a closed level crossing along with Peter Van Petegem and Vladimir Gusev (who were also disqualified).

Major achievements

;1998 – Vlaandern 2002: Stage 1 – Tour de l'Avenir: Stage 3 – Circuito Montanes;1999 – Mapei-Quick Step;2000 – Mapei-Quick Step: Stage 3 – Tour de Wallonie;2001 – Domo-Farm Frites: 1st flagicon|BEL Belgian National Time Trial Championships;2002 – Domo-Farm Frites;2003 – Lotto-Domo: 2nd – Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne: 3rd – GP Eddy Merckx;2004 – Lotto-Domo: 2nd – Ronde van Vlaanderen: 2nd overall – Tour de l'Ain;2005 – Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team: 3rd overall – Eneco Tour of Benelux;2006 – Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team: 1st flagicon|BEL Belgian National Time Trial Championships: Three Days of De Panne:: Overall classification:: Mountains competition:: Stage 1 – Three Days of De Panne:: Stage 4 – Three Days of De Panne: 2nd – Ronde van Vlaanderen;2007 – Predictor-Lotto: 1st flagicon|BEL Belgian National Time Trial Championships: 2nd, Ronde van Vlaanderen

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NAME= Hoste, Leif
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH=1977-07-17
PLACE OF BIRTH=Kortrijk, Belgium
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