2007 Masters of Sprint

The 2007 Masters of Sprint was held on 6 January 2007 in Sportpaleis Ahoy in Rotterdam. 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.

Results

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
1Netherlands Theo Bos10.7021
2Netherlands Tim Veldt10.7233
3Scotland Craig MacLean10.8452
4France Arnaud Tournant10.8661
5Netherlands Teun Mulder10.9462
6France François Pervis10.9933
7Italy Roberto Chiappa10.9981
8Germany Jan van Eijden11.1342
9Netherlands Yondi Schmidt11.2433

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
1Netherlands Theo BosSemi final
2France Arnaud TournantRepechage
3Italy Roberto ChiappaRepechage
No. Serie 2 Result
1Scotland Craig MacLeanSemi final
2Netherlands Teun MulderRepechage
3Germany Jan van EijdenRepechage
No. Serie 3 Result
1Netherlands Tim VeldtSemi final
2France François PervisRepechage
3Netherlands Yondi SchmidtRepechage

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
1Italy Roberto ChiappaSemi final
2Germany Jan van Eijden7th-9th
No. Repechage 2 Result
1Netherlands Teun MulderSemi final
2Netherlands Yondi Schmidt7th-9th
No. Repechage 3 Result
1France Arnaud TournantSemi final
2France François Pervis7th-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
1Netherlands Theo BosFinal
2France Arnaud Tournant3rd-4th
3Netherlands Teun Mulder5th-6th
No. Semi final 2 Result
1Scotland Craig MacLeanFinal
2Italy Roberto Chiappa3rd-4th
3Netherlands Tim Veldt5th-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
1France François Pervis7th
2Germany Jan van Eijden8th
3Netherlands Yondi Schmidt9th
No. 5th-6th position Result
1Netherlands Teun Mulder5th
2Netherlands Tim Veldt6th
No. 3rd-4th position Result
1France Arnaud Tournant3rd
2Italy Roberto Chiappa4th
No. 1st-2nd position Result
1Netherlands Theo Bos1st
2Scotland Craig MacLean2nd

References

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