Theo Bos

Theo Bos (born 22 August 1983 in Hierden) is a Dutch track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar Holland.

He won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the sprint event.

He has won an individual gold in the sprint and 1 km time trial at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The following year, he won the individual sprint and captured a silver medal in the team sprint at the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

At the 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Bos won the gold medal in the Keirin event and completed a triple, having been world champion in the sprint, kilo and Keirin. He won the keirin convincingly having accelerated with two laps to go, winning by a wide margin and able to raise his hands and salute the crowd as he passed the finish line. [http://www.cyclingnews.com/track/2006/apr06/wtc06/index.php?id=results/wtc062] His French rival, and bronze medal winner, Arnaud Tournant, said Bos' performance was "the best I’ve seen in a very long time."

On 16 December 2006, Bos broke the track world record over 200 m during qualification rounds for the sprint event at a World Cup meeting in Moscow. Bos clocked 9.772 seconds (after an initial computer malfunction had given him an unlikely time of 9.086 seconds) and beat the 11-year record held by Canadian Curt Harnett. Following his record-setting run Bos declared the 200 m the "ultimate record" for track cyclists. [http://www.nos.nl/nosstudiosport/artikelen/2006/12/16/16121425theobosscherpwereldrecordaan.html] Five days later Bos was elected Dutch Sportsman of the year.

His brother Jan Bos is a professional speed skater.

Career highlights

* UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial: 2003 (3rd), 2005 (1st)
* UCI Track World Championships - 1 km time trial (juniors): 2001 (1st)
* UCI Track World Championships - keirin: 2006 (1st), 2007 (2nd)
* UCI Track World Championships - sprint: 2004 (1st), 2006 (1st), 2007 (1st)
* UCI Track World Championships - team sprint: 2005 (2nd)
* Olympic Games - sprint: 2004 (2nd)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Los Angeles - 1 km time trial: 2005 (1st)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Los Angeles - team sprint: 2005 (1st)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Manchester - 1 km time trial: 2004 (2nd)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Manchester - sprint: 2005 (1st)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Manchester - team sprint: 2005 (2nd)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Moscow - team sprint: 2004 (2nd)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Moscow - 1 km time trial: 2003 (2nd), 2004 (1st)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Moscow - sprint: 2004 (3rd), 2006 (1st)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Moscow - team sprint: 2006 (2nd)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Sydney - keirin: 2005 (1st), 2006-1 (1st), 2006-2 (1st)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Sydney - sprint: 2005 (1st)
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Sydney - team sprint: 2006-1 (1st), 2006-2 (2nd)
* European Track Championships - 1 km time trial (u-23): 2002 (2nd), 2003 (1st)
* European Track Championships - keirin (u-23): 2002 (1st), 2003 (2nd)
* European Track Championships - sprint (u-23): 2002 (2nd), 2003 (1st)
* Masters of Sprint: 2007 (1st)
* Rotterdam Sprint Cup: 2007 (1st)
* Dernyrace Wierden: 2006 (3rd)
* Dutch Track Cycling Championships - 1 km time trial: 2003 (1st)
* Dutch Track Cycling Championships - keirin: 2004 (1st), 2006 (1st)
* Dutch Track Cycling Championships - sprint: 2003 (1st), 2004 (1st), 2006 (1st)
* Koga Miyata built Theo the "Kimera" which all up including development has been said to cost $500,000 USD

External links

* [http://www.theobos.com/ Official site] (Dutch)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMsotvad5nA video of 2006 UCI keirin win] (YouTube)
* [http://www.koga.com/uk/newsitem.asp?id=121968 pictures of the Kimera]