#42 Theo Bos | 🇳🇱 🚴‍♂️ Legend | 19 Years Multi Discipline Pro 😲 | Pro Tour 🚵‍♂️ Track Sprint 🚴‍♂️ Japanese Keirin 🇯🇵

In this week's episode, we sit down with a titan of the sport, Theo Bos.

Bos was initially inspired to take up Speed Skating after seeing his brother's success as a professional competing at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics. In the Netherlands Speed Skating and Cycling are closely connected. Theo found his passion for Cycling through training for Skating.

Bos found incredible success in his new sport. Winning his first Sprint world title at 20 years old. Despite being a sprinter Team Rabobank showed continued interest in singing Theo as a pro road rider. Choosing instead to concentrate on the 2004 Olympic Games where he won a Silver medal. Beijing 2008 was Theo's next big target but after a disappointing games he then decided to switch disciplines to road cycling taking up Team Rabobank on their offer.

Theo found success on the road, picking up various professional wins beating the likes of Mark Cavendish and riding for other pro tour teams such as Cervelo and MTN.

In 2015 Theo decided to switch back to the track finding yet more success and targeting the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games.

Theo also regularly competes in Professional Japanese Keirin racing.