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Netherlands tops medal tally of the Beijing world cup
  BOCOG  2007-12-10 14:42:00
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(Beijing, December 9) -- Theo Bos of the Netherlands finished first in the men's sprint event to collect another gold medal for his country, as Round No. 2 of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics closed here Sunday night.

On the medal rankings, the Dutch national team ranked first with four gold medals and two bronzes. France, Great Britain, and Team DSB each grabbed two golds, while China placed 20th with two bronzes.
There were 376 riders from 44 countries and regions that competed at the UCI 2007-2008 Track Cycling World Cup Classics from December 7 to 9. Ten Olympic track cycling events were contested at the three-day competition, including the men's sprint, men's team sprint, men's individual pursuit, men's team pursuit, men's Keirin, men's points race, men's Madison, women's sprint, women's individual pursuit, and women's points race. The winners automatically qualify for the next year's Olympic Games, according to the qualification system.

The third leg of the world cup will be held in Log Angeles from January 18 to 20 and the fourth in Ballerup, Demark from February 15 to 17, 2008.