Frank Hoste

Frank Hoste
Hoste in 2018
Personal information
Full nameFrank Hoste
Born (1955-08-29) 29 August 1955
Ghent, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
1977–1978IJsboerke–Colnago
1979–1980Marc Zeep Savon–Superia
1981–1982TI–Raleigh–Creda
1983–1984Europ Decor–Dries
1985Del Tongo–Colnago
1986–1987Fagor
1988–1990AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday
1990–1991La William-Saltos
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Points classification (1984)
5 individual stages (1982, 1984, 1986)
3 TTT stages (1981, 1982)
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (1983, 1985)
1 TTT stages (1985)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1982)
Gent–Wevelgem (1982)

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. Hoste started a bicycle factory after his professional career.