Theo Bos

This article is about the road cyclist. For the footballer and football manager, see Theo Bos (footballer).

Theo Bos
Bos in 2018
Personal information
Born (1983-08-22) 22 August 1983 (age 41)
Hierden, Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2017BEAT Cycling Club
Professional teams
2009Rabobank Continental Team
2010Cervélo TestTeam
2011–2014Rabobank[1]
2015–2016MTN–Qhubeka[2]
2018–2021BEAT Cycling Club[3]
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Melbourne Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles 1 km time trial
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bordeaux Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bordeaux Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Los Angeles Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 1 km time trial
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pruszków 1 km time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Melbourne 1 km time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Apeldoorn Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn 1 km time trial
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn 1 km time trial

Theo Bos (born 22 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional road and track cyclist.[4] An Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion, he is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos.

On 29 November 2021, he announced his retirement from professional cycling and took up the job of coach of the Chinese national track team.[5]

  1. ^ "Former Rabobank (RAB) – NED". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ^ Stephen Farrand (2 September 2014). "Transfers: MTN-Qhubeka confirms Bos as team sprinter". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ^ "BEAT Cycling Club". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "BEAT Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Theo Bos announces retirement and takes up China job". nos.nl. Retrieved 26 October 2021.