Ondrej Sosenka
Encyclopedia
Ondřej Sosenka 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 (78.7 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.
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.
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
and rides for the UCI Professional Continental team PSK Whirlpool-Author
PSK Whirlpool-Author
PSK Whirlpool-Author is a UCI Continental road bicycle racing team based in Czech Republic and participates in UCI Europe Tour. The Sponsors are PSK which is The Police Sport Club and Whirlpool a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. Author is a bicycle manufacturer. The team was one of...
. He won the Peace Race in 2002. He broke the nine-year old UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
hour record
Hour record
The hour record for bicycles is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle. There are several records. The most famous is for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale . It is one of the most prestigious in cycling...
on July 19, 2005 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, 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 (78.7 in) tall, he weighs 83 to 90 kilograms and rides a track bicycle
Track bicycle
A track bicycle or track bike is a bicycle optimized for racing at a velodrome or outdoor track. Unlike road bicycles, the track bike is a fixed-gear bicycle and so has a single gear and neither freewheel nor brakes. Tires are narrow and inflated to high pressure to reduce rolling resistance...
with 190 millimetres (7.5 in) cranks. For his 2005 hour record attempt, he used a custom carbon fiber
Carbon fiber
Carbon fiber, alternatively graphite fiber, carbon graphite or CF, is a material consisting of fibers about 5–10 μm in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber...
bicycle manufactured by Francesco Moser
Francesco Moser
Francesco Moser , nicknamed "Lo sceriffo" , is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the dominant riders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and won the 1984 Giro d'Italia, the 1977 world road racing championship and six victories in three of the five Monuments...
cycles.
In 2006, he won the Czech Republic national time trial championships
2006 National Cycling Championships
Most of the 2006 national road cycling championships took place in June, although there were a few exceptions such as the Australian and American championships which take place in January and September respectively.-Jerseys:...
and following this the two-man time trial Duo Normand
Duo Normand
The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial for elite racing cyclists. Held annually in Normandy, France, it was instituted in 1982. Launched by a local cycling association, the Duo Normand takes place on a road circuit of more than every September...
with Radek Blahut.
Doping
He was excluded from the 2001 Peace Race after failing a hematocrit test prior to the event.In June 2008 he tested positive for the banned stimulant methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
and its metabolites during his national time trial championships, and received a suspension which ended his career.