Leif Hoste

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Leif Hoste

| image = Leif Hoste 2008.jpg

| caption = Hoste at the 2008 Eneco Tour.

| fullname = Leif Hoste

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|7|17}}

| birth_place = Kortrijk, Belgium

| height = 1.85 m

| weight = 80 kg

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Classics specialist/Time-trialist

| amateuryears1 = 1997

| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|MAP|1997}} (stagiaire)

| proyears1 = 1998

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|SVB|1998}}

| proyears2 = 1999–2000

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MAP|1999}}

| proyears3 = 2001–2002

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|DFF|2001}}

| proyears4 = 2003–2004

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|OLO|2003}}

| proyears5 = 2005–2006

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}

| proyears6 = 2007–2010

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|OLO|2007}}

| proyears7 = 2011

| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}}

| proyears8 = 2012

| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|WGG|2012}}

| majorwins = National Time Trial Champion (2001, 2006, 2007)

}}

Leif Hoste (born 17 July 1977) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team team {{UCI team code|WGG|2012}}.{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hoste-joins-accent-jobs-willems-verandas-for-2012 |title=Hoste joins Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda's for 2012 |work=Cycling News |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |date=29 November 2011 |accessdate=3 January 2012 }} Born in Kortrijk, Hoste's career highlights included winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001, 2006 and 2007 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second-place finish at the 2004, 2006 and 2007 one-day classic Tour of Flanders.

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

On 29 March 2013, the Belgian cycling federation began a doping case against Hoste.{{cite news |url=http://www.supersport.com/cycling/international/news/130329/Belgian_cycling_body_opens_Hoste_doping_case |title=Belgian cycling body opens Hoste doping case |work=SuperSport |publisher=MultiChoice |date=29 March 2013 |accessdate=30 March 2013 }} On 13 July 2014 it was confirmed by the UCI that Hoste had been banned for two years until 29 December 2015 for biological passport irregularities.{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1 |title=UCI Doping Suspensions |author=UCI |publisher=UCI.ch |date=10 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715214800/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1 |archivedate=15 July 2014 }}