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Six Days of Ghent

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Six Days of Ghent
2023 Six Days of Ghent
Race details
DateNovember
RegionGhent, Belgium
Local name(s)Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent (in Dutch)
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
Web sitelottozesdaagse.be Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1922 (1922)
Editions82 (as of 2023)
First winner
Most recent

The Six Days of Ghent (Dutch: Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.

It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's Citadelpark.

The 66th running of this event from 21 to 26 November 2006 was marred by the death of one of the riders. During the fifth day's racing, Isaac Gálvez of Spain rode into the barrier edging the outside of the track and died on his way to hospital.

The event includes the Memorial Patrick Sercu madison, named after the former race director at Ghent and holder of the world record for number of six-day victories, Patrick Sercu, who died in 2019.

The 69th running took place from 24 to 29 November 2009. A Danish team formed by Alex Rasmussen and his companion Michael Mørkøv won with a 3-point difference. The previous year's winner, Iljo Keisse, ended second.

The 70th running was held from 23 to 28 November 2010.

The track used for the event, the Kuipke, is measured at 166.66 m, with steep side banks surrounding the track.

List of winning teams

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Year Winners Second Third
1922 Belgium Marcel Buysse
Switzerland Oscar Egg
Belgium Lucien Buysse
Belgium Henri Van Lerberghe
Belgium Henri Wynsdau
Belgium Théodore Wynsdau
1923 Belgium Lucien Buysse
Belgium Victor Standaert
Belgium Henri Frederickx
Belgium John Van Ruysseveldt
France André Narcy
France Camille Narcy
1924 Belgium Aloïs Persijn
Belgium Jules Verschelden
Belgium Lucien Buysse
Belgium Jules Van Hevel
Belgium Kamiel De Clercq
Belgium Julien Delbecque
1925 Belgium César Debaets
Belgium Jules Van Hevel
Belgium Aloïs Persijn
Belgium Jules Verschelden
Belgium Lucien Buysse
Belgium Emile Thollembeek
1926 Belgium César Debaets
Belgium Emile Thollembeek
Belgium Victor Standaert
Belgium René Vermandel
Belgium Louis Maes
Belgium Isidoor Méchant
1927 Belgium Maurice Dewolf
Belgium Hilaire Hellebaut
Belgium Oscar Daemers
Belgium Albert Maes
Belgium Raphaël Fonteyne
Belgium Karel Clapdorp
1928-1935 No race
1936 Belgium Albert Billiet
Belgium Camile Dekuysscher
Netherlands Kees Pellenaars
Netherlands Frans Slaats
Germany Gustav Kilian
Germany Heinz Vöpel
1937 No race
1938 Netherlands Kees Pellenaars
Netherlands Frans Slaats
Belgium Albert Billiet
Belgium Albert Buysse
Netherlands Frans van den Broek
Netherlands Louis van Schijndel
1939-1946 No race due to World War II
1947 Netherlands Gerrit Boeijen
Netherlands Gerrit Schulte
Belgium Robert Naeye
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Belgium Camile Dekuysscher
Belgium Albert Sercu
1948 Belgium Achiel Bruneel
Belgium Camile Dekuysscher
Belgium René Adriaenssens
Belgium Albert Bruylandt
Belgium Albert Sercu
Belgium Fernand Spelte
1949 Netherlands Gerrit Boeijen
Netherlands Gerrit Schulte
Belgium Marcel Kint
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Australia Reginald Arnold
Australia Alfred Strom
1950 Netherlands Gerrit Peters
Netherlands Gerrit Schulte
Belgium Robert Naeye
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Belgium Achiel Bruneel
Belgium Albert Bruylandt
1951 Belgium René Adriaenssens
Belgium Albert Bruylandt
Belgium Achiel Bruneel
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Australia Reginald Arnold
Australia Alfred Strom
1952 Switzerland Walter Bucher
Switzerland Armin Von Bueren
Belgium Gérard Buyl
Belgium Valère Ollivier
Belgium Arthur Mommerency
Belgium Henri Tytgat
1953 Belgium Achiel Bruneel
Belgium Arsène Rijckaert
Australia Reginald Arnold
Australia Alfred Strom
Netherlands Gerrit Peters
Netherlands Gerrit Schulte
1954 Belgium Stan Ockers
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Belgium Lucien Acou
Belgium Achiel Bruneel
Luxembourg Lucien Gillen
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
1955 (1) Luxembourg Lucien Gillen
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
France Dominique Forlini
France Georges Senfftleben
Belgium Stan Ockers
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
1955 (2) Belgium Emile Severeyns
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Belgium Stan Ockers
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Australia Reginald Arnold
Belgium Fred De Bruyne
1956 Australia Reginald Arnold
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Belgium Emile Severeyns
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Switzerland Walter Bucher
Switzerland Jean Roth
1957 Belgium Fred De Bruyne
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Australia Reginald Arnold
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Netherlands Gerrit Schulte
Belgium Willy Vannitsen
1958 Australia Reginald Arnold
Belgium Rik Van Looy
Belgium Emile Severeyns
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Netherlands Gerrit Schulte
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
1959 Belgium Fred De Bruyne
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
France André Darrigade
Netherlands Gerrit Schulte
Australia Reginald Arnold
Belgium Michel Van Aerde
1960 Netherlands Peter Post
Belgium Rik Van Looy
Belgium Emile Severeyns
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Australia Reginald Arnold
Belgium José Denoyette
1961 Netherlands Peter Post
Belgium Rik Van Looy
Belgium Emile Severeyns
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
West Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Belgium Arthur De Cabooter
1962-1964 No editions due to the destruction of the Sportpaleis Gent by a fire and the construction of 't Kuipke
1965 Belgium Eddy Merckx
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Netherlands Peter Post
United Kingdom Tom Simpson
Belgium Emile Severeyns
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
1966 Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
Netherlands Peter Post
West Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Belgium Patrick Sercu
West Germany Rudi Altig
West Germany Sigi Renz
1967 Belgium Eddy Merckx
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Denmark Freddy Eugen
Denmark Palle Lykke Jensen
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
Netherlands Peter Post
1968 Netherlands Leo Duyndam
Netherlands Peter Post
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Belgium Rik Van Looy
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
Switzerland Louis Pfenninger
1969 West Germany Rudi Altig
West Germany Sigi Renz
Belgium Patrick Sercu
France Alain Van Lancker
Netherlands Peter Post
Belgium Norbert Seeuws
1970 Belgium Jean-Pierre Monseré
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck
Netherlands Peter Post
Australia Graeme Gilmore
Belgium Julien Stevens
1971 Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Belgium Ferdinand Bracke
Netherlands Peter Post
Belgium Julien Stevens
Belgium Théo Verschueren
1972 Belgium Patrick Sercu
Belgium Julien Stevens
Belgium Norbert Seeuws
France Alain Van Lancker
Australia Graeme Gilmore
Belgium Walter Godefroot
1973 Australia Graeme Gilmore
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Netherlands Leo Duyndam
Netherlands René Pijnen
Netherlands Cees Stam
Belgium Théo Verschueren
1974 Australia Graeme Gilmore
Belgium Julien Stevens
West Germany Sigi Renz
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Netherlands René Pijnen
Netherlands Roy Schuiten
1975 Belgium Eddy Merckx
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Australia Graeme Gilmore
Belgium Julien Stevens
West Germany Klaus Bugdahl
France Alain Van Lancker
1976 Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Belgium Ferdi Van Den Haute
Australia Graeme Gilmore
Belgium Julien Stevens
1977 Belgium Eddy Merckx
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Australia Danny Clark
Belgium Freddy Maertens
West Germany Albert Fritz
West Germany Wilfried Peffgen
1978 Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Australia Danny Clark
Belgium Ferdi Van Den Haute
Liechtenstein Roman Hermann
Belgium Stan Tourné
1979 Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Belgium Stan Tourné
Netherlands René Pijnen
Belgium Michel Vaarten
1980 West Germany Albert Fritz
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Belgium Willy Debosscher
Netherlands René Pijnen
1981 Denmark Gert Frank
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Australia Danny Clark
Belgium Etienne De Wilde
Belgium Willy Debosscher
Netherlands René Pijnen
1982 Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Switzerland Robert Dill-Bundi
Switzerland Urs Freuler
Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck
Belgium Patrick Sercu
1983 Belgium Etienne De Wilde
Netherlands René Pijnen
West Germany Albert Fritz
West Germany Dietrich Thurau
Belgium Romain Costermans
Belgium Michel Vaarten
1984 Denmark Gert Frank
Denmark Hans-Henrik Ørsted
Belgium Etienne De Wilde
Belgium Stan Tourné
Australia Danny Clark
United Kingdom Anthony Doyle
1985 Belgium Etienne De Wilde
Belgium Stan Tourné
United Kingdom Anthony Doyle
Belgium Michel Vaarten
Belgium Rudy Dhaenens
Liechtenstein Roman Hermann
1986 Australia Danny Clark
United Kingdom Anthony Doyle
Belgium Etienne De Wilde
Belgium Stan Tourné
Denmark Gert Frank
Belgium Michel Vaarten
1987 Australia Danny Clark
Belgium Etienne De Wilde
Liechtenstein Roman Hermann
Belgium Stan Tourné
Italy Pierangelo Bincoletto
Denmark Hans-Henrik Ørsted
1988 Switzerland Urs Freuler
Liechtenstein Roman Hermann
Belgium Etienne De Wilde
Belgium Stan Tourné
Australia Danny Clark
United Kingdom Anthony Doyle
1989 Belgium Etienne De Wilde
Belgium Stan Tourné
Australia Danny Clark
Soviet Union Konstantin Khrabtsov
Switzerland Urs Freuler
Switzerland Hans-Rüdi Märki
1990  Danny Clark (AUS)
 Roland Günther (FRG)
 Marat Ganeev (URS)
 Konstantin Khrabtsov (URS)
 Urs Freuler (SUI)
 Hansruedi Märki (SUI)
1991  Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Tony Doyle (GBR)
 Urs Freuler (SUI)
 Peter Pieters (NED)
 Roland Günther (GER)
 Rik Van Slycke (BEL)
1992  Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Jens Veggerby (DEN)
 Urs Freuler (SUI)
 Peter Pieters (NED)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)
 Rik Van Slycke (BEL)
1993  Kurt Betschart (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)
 Urs Freuler (SUI)
 Werner Stutz (SUI)
 Johan Bruyneel (BEL)
 Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
1994  Danny Clark (AUS)
 Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Urs Freuler (SUI)
 Carsten Wolf (GER)
 Jimmi Madsen (DEN)
 Peter Van Petegem (BEL)
1995  Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Andreas Kappes (GER)
 Jimmi Madsen (DEN)
 Jens Veggerby (DEN)
 Silvio Martinello (ITA)
 Marco Villa (ITA)
1996  Kurt Betschart (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)
 Adriano Baffi (ITA)
 Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Andreas Kappes (GER)
 Carsten Wolf (GER)
1997  Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Matthew Gilmore (AUS)
 Jimmi Madsen (DEN)
 Jens Veggerby (DEN)
 Silvio Martinello (ITA)
 Marco Villa (ITA)
1998  Silvio Martinello (ITA)
 Marco Villa (ITA)
 Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Andreas Kappes (GER)
 Tayeb Braikia (DEN)
 Jimmi Madsen (DEN)
1999  Jimmi Madsen (DEN)
 Scott McGrory (AUS)
 Adriano Baffi (ITA)
 Silvio Martinello (ITA)
 Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Matthew Gilmore (BEL)
2000  Matthew Gilmore (BEL)
 Silvio Martinello (ITA)
 Brett Aitken (AUS)
 Scott McGrory (AUS)
 Adriano Baffi (ITA)
 Frank Corvers (BEL)
2001  Matthew Gilmore (BEL)
 Scott McGrory (AUS)
 Kurt Betschart (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)
 Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
 Andreas Kappes (GER)
2002  Kurt Betschart (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)
 Matthew Gilmore (BEL)
 Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
 Jimmi Madsen (DEN)
 Marty Nothstein (USA)
2003  Matthew Gilmore (BEL)
 Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
 Robert Slippens (NED)
 Danny Stam (NED)
 Kurt Betschart (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)
2004  Robert Slippens (NED)
 Danny Stam (NED)
 Andreas Beikirch (GER)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Gerd Dörich (GER)
 Andreas Kappes (GER)
2005  Matthew Gilmore (BEL)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Robert Slippens (NED)
 Danny Stam (NED)
 Andreas Beikirch (BEL)
 Kurt Betschart (SUI)
2006 No winners
Note: Robert Bartko and Iljo Keisse were leading when Isaac Gálvez crashed and died during the fifth day.
Due to his death, the race was abandoned and no winners declared.
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2007  Robert Bartko (GER)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Franco Marvulli (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)
 Robert Slippens (NED)
 Danny Stam (NED)
2008  Robert Bartko (GER)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Leif Lampater (GER)
 Erik Zabel (GER)
 Andreas Beikirch (GER)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
2009  Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
 Alex Rasmussen (DEN)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Roger Kluge (GER)
 Franco Marvulli (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)
2010  Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Peter Schep (NED)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Leif Lampater (GER)
 Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
 Alex Rasmussen (DEN)
2011  Robert Bartko (GER)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Peter Schep (NED)
 Wim Stroetinga (NED)
 Marc Hester (DEN)
 Morgan Kneisky (FRA)
2012  Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Glenn O'Shea (AUS)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL)
 Robert Bartko (GER)
 Silvan Dillier (SUI)
2013  Jasper De Buyst (BEL)
 Leif Lampater (GER)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Wim Stroetinga (NED)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL)
2014  Jasper De Buyst (BEL)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Mark Cavendish (GBR)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Silvan Dillier (SUI)
 Leif Lampater (GER)
2015  Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL)
 Otto Vergaerde (BEL)
2016  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
 Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Moreno De Pauw (BEL)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Elia Viviani (ITA)
2017  Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Moreno De Pauw (BEL)
 Morgan Kneisky (FRA)
 Benjamin Thomas (FRA)
 Yoeri Havik (NED)
 Wim Stroetinga (NED)
2018  Iljo Keisse (BEL)
 Elia Viviani (ITA)
 Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Robbe Ghys (BEL)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL)
 Tosh Van der Sande (BEL)
2019  Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Robbe Ghys (BEL)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL)
 Tosh Van der Sande (BEL)
 Roger Kluge (GER)
 Theo Reinhardt (GER)
2020 No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
2021  Kenny De Ketele (BEL)
 Robbe Ghys (BEL)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL)
 Roger Kluge (GER)
 Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)
 Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
2022  Lindsay De Vylder (BEL)
 Robbe Ghys (BEL)
 Yoeri Havik (NED)
 Fabio Van Den Bossche (BEL)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL)
 Iljo Keisse (BEL)
2023  Lindsay De Vylder (BEL)
 Robbe Ghys (BEL)
 Yoeri Havik (NED)
 Jan-Willem van Schip (NED)
 Fabio Van Den Bossche (BEL)
 Jules Hesters (BEL)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Keisse and Bartko claim Rotterdam six day". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-02-28. for the man who had been deprived of glory after the horrific death of Galvez in Gent
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