2007 Masters of Sprint
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The 2007 Masters of Sprint was held on 6 January 2007 in Sportpaleis Ahoy in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

. The event was held for the first time and scheduled in between the 2007 Six Days of Rotterdam. Nine of the world's best track sprint cyclists challenged each other to crown the Master of sprint at the end of the day.

200 metre time trial

The riders started with a 200 metre time trial to place them into three series of three riders who were facing each other.
No. Rider Time Serie
1  Netherlands Theo Bos
Theo Bos
Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...

 
10.702 1
2  Netherlands Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt is a Dutch track cyclist. During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles as well as three Dutch national titles...

 
10.723 3
3  Scotland Craig MacLean
Craig MacLean
Craig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics....

 
10.845 2
4  France Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

 
10.866 1
5  Netherlands Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder
Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

 
10.946 2
6  France François Pervis
François Pervis
François "Franck" Pervis is a French track cyclist. He is a former junior World Champion in the team sprint and twice European under 23 champion...

 
10.993 3
7  Italy Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is married to Evelyn and has two kids, Devlyn and Moorea. He lives near Bergamo. His team is Gruppo Sportivo Forestale. He is a 44 time Italian Champion and became World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991 as well as World Champion in 1993...

 
10.998 1
8  Germany Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German national titles...

 
11.134 2
9  Netherlands Yondi Schmidt  11.243 3

Series

In the series three riders faced each other in a sprint competition, with the winner qualifying automatically for the semi finals, while the others were forced to ride the repechages first.
No. Serie 1 Result
1  Netherlands Theo Bos
Theo Bos
Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...

 
Semi final
2  France Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

 
Repechage
3  Italy Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is married to Evelyn and has two kids, Devlyn and Moorea. He lives near Bergamo. His team is Gruppo Sportivo Forestale. He is a 44 time Italian Champion and became World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991 as well as World Champion in 1993...

 
Repechage

No. Serie 2 Result
1  Scotland Craig MacLean
Craig MacLean
Craig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics....

 
Semi final
2  Netherlands Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder
Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

 
Repechage
3  Germany Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German national titles...

 
Repechage

No. Serie 3 Result
1  Netherlands Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt is a Dutch track cyclist. During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles as well as three Dutch national titles...

 
Semi final
2  France François Pervis
François Pervis
François "Franck" Pervis is a French track cyclist. He is a former junior World Champion in the team sprint and twice European under 23 champion...

 
Repechage
3  Netherlands Yondi Schmidt  Repechage

Repechages

The losing riders of the series entered the repechages in three series of two riders, with the winners eventually qualifying for the semi finals.
No. Repechage 1 Result
1  Italy Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is married to Evelyn and has two kids, Devlyn and Moorea. He lives near Bergamo. His team is Gruppo Sportivo Forestale. He is a 44 time Italian Champion and became World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991 as well as World Champion in 1993...

 
Semi final
2  Germany Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German national titles...

 
7th-9th

No. Repechage 2 Result
1  Netherlands Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder
Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

 
Semi final
2  Netherlands Yondi Schmidt  7th-9th

No. Repechage 3 Result
1  France Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

 
Semi final
2  France François Pervis
François Pervis
François "Franck" Pervis is a French track cyclist. He is a former junior World Champion in the team sprint and twice European under 23 champion...

 
7th-9th

Semi finals

The semi finals existed of two series with three riders. The winners both qualified for the final, while those crossing the line in second position would be fighting for the bronze medal. The third finishers met each other in the fifth place decider.
No. Semi final 1 Result
1  Netherlands Theo Bos
Theo Bos
Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...

 
Final
2  France Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

 
3rd-4th
3  Netherlands Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder
Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

 
5th-6th

No. Semi final 2 Result
1  Scotland Craig MacLean
Craig MacLean
Craig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics....

 
Final
2  Italy Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is married to Evelyn and has two kids, Devlyn and Moorea. He lives near Bergamo. His team is Gruppo Sportivo Forestale. He is a 44 time Italian Champion and became World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991 as well as World Champion in 1993...

 
3rd-4th
3  Netherlands Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt is a Dutch track cyclist. During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles as well as three Dutch national titles...

 
5th-6th

Finals

In the finals Theo Bos outsprinted Craig McLean to become Master of Sprint. Arnaud Tournant claimed the bronze medal in his confrontation with Roberto Chiappa.
No. 7th-9th position Result
1  France François Pervis
François Pervis
François "Franck" Pervis is a French track cyclist. He is a former junior World Champion in the team sprint and twice European under 23 champion...

 
7th
2  Germany Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden
Jan van Eijden is a German track cyclist born in Bad Neuenahr. He is a double World Champion in sprint and team sprint. He also won one world cup classic and four German national titles...

 
8th
3  Netherlands Yondi Schmidt  9th

No. 5th-6th position Result
1  Netherlands Teun Mulder
Teun Mulder
Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

 
5th
2  Netherlands Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt
Tim Veldt is a Dutch track cyclist. During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles as well as three Dutch national titles...

 
6th

No. 3rd-4th position Result
1  France Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant
Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics.-Biography:...

 
3rd
2  Italy Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Chiappa is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is married to Evelyn and has two kids, Devlyn and Moorea. He lives near Bergamo. His team is Gruppo Sportivo Forestale. He is a 44 time Italian Champion and became World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991 as well as World Champion in 1993...

 
4th

No. 1st-2nd position Result
1  Netherlands Theo Bos
Theo Bos
Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...

 
1st
2  Scotland Craig MacLean
Craig MacLean
Craig MacLean is a Scottish track cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a Silver Medal in the Team Sprint at the 2000 Olympics....

2nd
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