The second British rider, Jason Kenny, was the only other rider to record a time of less than 10 seconds.
As well as Hoy and Kenny, today’s quarter-final will include Bos and his compatriot Teun Mulder and the French pair of Kevin Sireau and Mickael Bourgain.
The Dutch have been a powerhouse in track cycling for years, but they have yet to take a medal of any color at these games.
“It’s the worst year ever. I don’t know why,” Bos said.
To add to the Dutch woes, team pursuit rider Niki Terpstra crashed while riding from the athletes’ village to the velodrome and broke his arm.
Second reserve rider Jens Mouris was called into the team by coach Peter Pieters.
“I was lying in bed when Peter phoned me and asked if I could ride,” Mouris said.
The Dutch made it through qualifying, but were defeated by Australia in the first round.
The Dutch team appears to be accident-prone. Pieters was also briefly hospitalized earlier in the Games after another of the team pursuit riders, Levi Heimans, hit the wheel of the rider in front of him, lost control of his bike and crashed into Pieters.
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