Ondřej Sosenka (born 9 December 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 19 July 2005 in Moscow, Russia, riding in one hour. Biography Sosenka was known as one of the largest professional cyclists competing in Europe. Standing tall, he weighs and rides a track bicycle with 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 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. Major Results 1997 1st Stage 3 Hessen-Rundfahrt 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23 1998 National Road Championships 1st Time trial 3rd Road race 1999 1st Overall Okolo Slovenska 2000 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Stage 10 Peace Race 2001 1st Overall Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques 1st Stage 4b 1st Overall Tour de Pologne 1st Stage 8 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 2002 1st Overall Peace Race 1st Stages 4 & 10 1st Stage 5 Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg 5th Overall Tour de Pologne 1st Stage 8 National Road Championships 1st Time trial 3rd Road race 2003 1st Overall Okolo Slovenska 1st Stages 4 & 5 (ITT) 2nd Overall Peace Race 1st Stage 4 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 9th Overall Tour de Suisse 2004 1st Overall Tour de Pologne 1st Stage 8 (ITT) 3rd Firenze–Pistoia 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos 10th Milano–Torino National Road Championships 1st Road race 2nd Time trial 2005 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Stage 3b Tour of Belgium (ITT) 1st Chrono des Nations 5th Overall International UNIQA Classic 1st Prologue UCI hour record 49.700 km 2006 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Duo Normand (with Radek Blahut) 2007 9th Duo Normand (with Jan Novák) See also List of doping cases in cycling References External links Official webpage Ondřej Sosenka Czech male cyclists Sportspeople from Prague 1975 births Living people Olympic cyclists of the Czech Republic Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Czech sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases