CYCLIST
Frank Hoste
1955 - Today

Frank Hoste
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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Frank Hoste is the 361st most popular cyclist (down from 347th in 2024), the 798th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 813th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Belgian Cyclist.
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Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Frank Hoste ranks 361 out of 1,613. Before him are Guido Bontempi, Adam Yates, Jürgen Colombo, Ugo Colombo, Klaus-Jürgen Grünke, and Annemiek van Vleuten. After him are Peter Winnen, Günter Haritz, Andreas Klöden, Rafał Majka, Eddy Planckaert, and Roberto Heras.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuido Bontempi
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 355
Adam Yates
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 356
Jürgen Colombo
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 357
Ugo Colombo
1940 - 2019
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 358
Klaus-Jürgen Grünke
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 359
Annemiek van Vleuten
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 360
Frank Hoste
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 361
Peter Winnen
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 362
Günter Haritz
1948 - 2025
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 363
Andreas Klöden
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 364
Rafał Majka
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 365
Eddy Planckaert
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 366
Roberto Heras
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 367
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Frank Hoste ranks 491. Before him are Yolanda King, Melody Anderson, Tony Miles, Alberta Watson, Stephen Walt, and Ali Bencheikh. After him are Aleksandrs Starkovs, Roma Maffia, Stéphane Dion, Ken Salazar, Eddie Jobson, and Leslie Jordan.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsYolanda King
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - 2007
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 485
Melody Anderson
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 486
Tony Miles
CHESS PLAYER
1955 - 2001
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 487
Alberta Watson
ACTOR
1955 - 2015
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 488
Stephen Walt
PHILOSOPHER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 489
Ali Bencheikh
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 490
Frank Hoste
CYCLIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 491
Aleksandrs Starkovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 492
Roma Maffia
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 493
Stéphane Dion
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 494
Ken Salazar
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 495
Eddie Jobson
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 496
Leslie Jordan
ACTOR
1955 - 2022
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 497
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Frank Hoste ranks 797 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean Delarge (1906), Marc Baecke (1956), Olivier Gourmet (1963), Pierre Rapsat (1948), and Gilbert Stork (1921). After him are Désiré Beaurain (1881), Alain de Changy (1922), Eddy Planckaert (1958), Michel De Wolf (1958), Philippe Adams (1969), Petra De Sutter (1963), and Paolo Ferrari (1929).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsJean Delarge
BOXER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 792
Marc Baecke
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2017
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 793
Olivier Gourmet
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 794
Pierre Rapsat
SINGER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 795
Gilbert Stork
CHEMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 796
Frank Hoste
CYCLIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 797
Désiré Beaurain
ATHLETE
1881 - 1963
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 798
Alain de Changy
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 799
Eddy Planckaert
CYCLIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 800
Michel De Wolf
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 801
Philippe Adams
RACING DRIVER
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 802
Petra De Sutter
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 803
Paolo Ferrari
ACTOR
1929 - 2018
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 804
Among CYCLISTS In Belgium
Among cyclists born in Belgium, Frank Hoste ranks 56. Before him are Frank Vandenbroucke (1974), Johan Bruyneel (1964), Eric Vanderaerden (1962), Remco Evenepoel (2000), Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955), and Etienne De Wilde (1958). After him are Eddy Planckaert (1958), Greg Van Avermaet (1985), Rudy Dhaenens (1961), Bradley Wiggins (1980), Daniel Willems (1956), and Peter Van Petegem (1970).
Frank Vandenbroucke
1974 - 2009
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 50
Johan Bruyneel
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 51
Eric Vanderaerden
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 52
Remco Evenepoel
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 53
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 54
Etienne De Wilde
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 55
Frank Hoste
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 56
Eddy Planckaert
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 57
Greg Van Avermaet
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 58
Rudy Dhaenens
1961 - 1998
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 59
Bradley Wiggins
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 60
Daniel Willems
1956 - 2016
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 61
Peter Van Petegem
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 62














































