Theo Bos
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Bos at the 2012 Japan Cup
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| Full name | Theo Bos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22 August 1983 Hierden, Netherlands |
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road and track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009 | Rabobank Continental Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Cervélo TestTeam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Rabobank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | MTN–Qhubeka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Theo Bos (born 22 August 1983) is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos.
Bos was born in Hierden, Netherlands. He has an older brother Jan Bos, who is a professional speed skater.
He went to high school in Harderwijk, where he got a havo diploma. Later he also got a vwo diploma.
In 2001, he was Junior World Champion track cycling at 1,000 m. The same year, at the age of 18, he started his professional cycling career as a senior.
He won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the sprint event.
He won an individual gold in the sprint at the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The following year, he won the individual sprint and 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 keirin and completed a triple, having been world champion in the sprint, kilo and keirin . He won the keirin after accelerating 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. His French rival, and bronze medal winner, Arnaud Tournant, said Bos' performance was "the best I’ve seen in a very long time."
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