an ▁average ▁speed ▁of ▁ 5 9 . 5 4 2   km / h ) ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁pre lim s ▁before ▁losing ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Brit s ▁( led ▁by ▁Olympic ▁legend ▁Chris ▁Ho y ) ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁Ke ir in , ▁Mass ie ▁narrow ly ▁missed ▁the ▁second ▁spot ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Netherlands ' ▁The o ▁Bos ▁in ▁his ▁opening ▁heat ▁and ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁repe ch age ▁against ▁five ▁other ▁cycl ists , ▁thus ▁elimin ating ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁competition ▁with ▁a ▁twenty - first ▁place ▁overall . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Mass ie ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁second ▁Olympic ▁set back ▁by ▁ach ieving ▁three ▁more ▁track ▁cy cling ▁titles ▁in ▁Ke ir in , ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 ▁m ▁standing ▁start , ▁and ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁kilomet re ▁time ▁trial ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Championships ▁in ▁Car son , ▁California . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁fl our ish ▁his ▁sport ing ▁career ▁by ▁adding ▁two ▁more ▁national ▁titles ▁to ▁his ▁career ▁res ume ▁and ▁mount ing ▁a ▁second - place ▁finish ▁in ▁men ' s ▁s print , ▁won ▁by ▁his ▁former ▁Olympic ▁team mate ▁Bl atch ford , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁a ▁guaranteed ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁USA ▁Cy cling ▁team ▁for ▁his ▁third ▁Olympic ▁bid . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁short list ed ▁on ▁the ▁list