Career

The Dutch finished sixth after being knocked out by Japan. Bos ended his career as a competitive speed skater in 2011. In 2012 Bos (in cooperation with Human Power Team from Delft) will try to become the fastest cyclist in the world.

He will do this at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada.

He needs to break the current record of 133 km/h (currently held by the Canadian Sam Whittingham). The 12th annual World Human Powered Speed Challenge takes place at the Battle Mountain 12–17 September 2011.

Personal records

Source: www.sskating.com & SpeedskatingResults.com

World records

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com.

Achievements

• In the late 1990s he was world champion in speed skating and he competed in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics. In 1998 Bos both became the world champion sprint and won the silver medal that year in the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano. He won the silver medal on that same distance in Salt Lake City. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the team sprint track cycling event, together with his brother Theo Bos, who won the silver at the individual sprint, and Teun Mulder.