Personal information | |
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Full name | Frank Hoste |
Born | Ghent, Belgium | 29 August 1955
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Professional teams | |
1977–1978 | IJsboerke–Colnago |
1979–1980 | Marc Zeep Savon–Superia |
1981–1982 | TI–Raleigh–Creda |
1983–1984 | Europ Decor–Dries |
1985 | Del Tongo–Colnago |
1986–1987 | Fagor |
1988–1990 | AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday |
1990–1991 | La William-Saltos |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours |
Frank Hoste (born 29 August 1955) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1977 until 1991. He won the points classification in the Tour de France in 1984.
He rode in 13 grand tours throughout his career, eight times in the Tour de France and five times in the Giro d'Italia. All total he won five stages in the Tour de France and during the 1983 Giro d'Italia he came in the top 5 on eight different stages, one of which was a stage win. [1] Hoste started a bicycle factory after his professional career.
Grand Tour | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
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Vuelta a España | Did not contest during career | ||||||||||||||
Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | 117 | 136 | 119 | — | 125 | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | DNF | 95 | DNF | — | 100 | — | 116 | DNF | 124 | DNF | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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