The 2007 Masters of Sprint was held on 6 January 2007 in Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis 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 |
|---|
| 1 | NED Theo Bos | 10.702 | 1 |
| 2 | NED Tim Veldt | 10.723 | 3 |
| 3 | SCO Craig MacLean | 10.845 | 2 |
| 4 | FRA Arnaud Tournant | 10.866 | 1 |
| 5 | NED Teun Mulder | 10.946 | 2 |
| 6 | FRA François Pervis | 10.993 | 3 |
| 7 | ITA Roberto Chiappa | 10.998 | 1 |
| 8 | GER Jan van Eijden | 11.134 | 2 |
| 9 | NED 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 | NED Theo Bos | Semi final |
| 2 | FRA Arnaud Tournant | Repechage |
| 3 | ITA Roberto Chiappa | Repechage |
| No. | Serie 2 | Result |
|---|
| 1 | SCO Craig MacLean | Semi final |
| 2 | NED Teun Mulder | Repechage |
| 3 | GER Jan van Eijden | Repechage |
| No. | Serie 3 | Result |
|---|
| 1 | NED Tim Veldt | Semi final |
| 2 | FRA François Pervis | Repechage |
| 3 | NED 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 | ITA Roberto Chiappa | Semi final |
| 2 | GER Jan van Eijden | 7th-9th |
| No. | Repechage 2 | Result |
|---|
| 1 | NED Teun Mulder | Semi final |
| 2 | NED Yondi Schmidt | 7th-9th |
| No. | Repechage 3 | Result |
|---|
| 1 | FRA Arnaud Tournant | Semi final |
| 2 | FRA François Pervis | 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 | NED Theo Bos | Final |
| 2 | FRA Arnaud Tournant | 3rd-4th |
| 3 | NED Teun Mulder | 5th-6th |
| No. | Semi final 2 | Result |
|---|
| 1 | SCO Craig MacLean | Final |
| 2 | ITA Roberto Chiappa | 3rd-4th |
| 3 | NED Tim Veldt | 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 | FRA François Pervis | 7th |
| 2 | GER Jan van Eijden | 8th |
| 3 | NED Yondi Schmidt | 9th |
| No. | 5th-6th position | Result |
|---|
| 1 | NED Teun Mulder | 5th |
| 2 | NED Tim Veldt | 6th |
| No. | 3rd-4th position | Result |
|---|
| 1 | FRA Arnaud Tournant | 3rd |
| 2 | ITA Roberto Chiappa | 4th |
| No. | 1st-2nd position | Result |
|---|
| 1 | NED Theo Bos | 1st |
| 2 | SCO Craig MacLean | 2nd |