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PRAGUE, Aug 29, 2008 (AFP) - Czech cyclist Ondrej Sosenka, who holds the men’s one-hour world record, has tested positive and has been suspended, the CTK press agency reported on Friday.

Sosenka’s A sample tested positive for stimulant methamphetamine and, should the B sample prove positive, he would likely be sacked from her PSK Whirlpool-Author team.

“The team has already distanced themselves (from Sosenka) and terminated the contract with immediate effect, pending the result of the B sample,” PSK manager Vladimir Vavra said.

The 32-year-old Sosenka broke the men’s one-hour world record in July
2005 in Moscow, reaching 49.7km/h on a made-to-measure bike.