title: 2012 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's keirin
text: # 2012 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's keirin
  
  The Men's keirin at the 2012 Dutch National Track Championships in Apeldoorn took place at Omnisport Apeldoorn on December 27, 2011. 12 athletes participated in the contest.
  
  Hugo Haak won the gold medal, Nils van `t Hoenderdaal took silver and Matthijs Büchli won the bronze.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  The Keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and finals. The heats divided the riders into six finalists. The final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  The top 2 athletes of each heat advanced to the gold medal race.
  
  | Rank | Name | Note |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hugo Haak | Q |
  | 2 | Patrick Bos | Q |
  | 3 | Hylke van Grieken | |
  | 4 | Hidde de Vries | |
  | Rank | Name | Note |
  | 1 | Matthijs Büchli | Q |
  | 2 | Nils van `t Hoenderdaal | Q |
  | 3 | Jeffrey Hoogland | |
  | 4 | Michael Veen | |
  | Rank | Name | Note |
  | 1 | Rigard van Klooster | Q |
  | 2 | Bart Hommes | Q |
  | 3 | Yorick Bos | |
  | 4 | Niels van Otterloo | |
  
  ### Finals
  
  **Ranking race for 7th to 12th place**
  
  | Rank | Name |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | Jeffrey Hoogland |
  | 2 | Hylke van Grieken |
  | 3 | Yorick Bos |
  | 4 | Niels van Otterloo |
  | 5 | Michael Veen |
  | 6 | Hidde de Vries |
  
  **Gold medal match**
  
  | Rank | Name |
  | - | - |
  | | Hugo Haak |
  | | Nils van `t Hoenderdaal |
  | | Matthijs Büchli |
  | 4 | Patrick Bos |
  | 5 | Bart Hommes |
  | 6 | Rigard van Klooster |
  
  ## Final results
  
  | Rank | Name |
  | - | - |
  | | Hugo Haak |
  | | Nils van `t Hoenderdaal |
  | | Matthijs Büchli |
  | 4 | Patrick Bos |
  | 5 | Bart Hommes |
  | 6 | Rigard van Klooster |
  | 7 | Jeffrey Hoogland |
  | 8 | Hylke van Grieken |
  | 9 | Yorick Bos |
  | 10 | Niels van Otterloo |
  | 11 | Michael Veen |
  | 12 | Hidde de Vries |
  
  Results from nkbaanwielrennen.nl
  
  