Six Day Racing

[martinvickers]

Strong and exciting finale at Amsterdam.

200m tracks (or below if you dare) is the way to go.

de Ketele/van Hoecke the winners.

You think smaller is the future?

The Brits are already working on it. Tiny Marginal Gains ;-)

 

[Toonser]

A bit late coming to this thread for Zesdaagse van Amsterdam, but I couldn't agree more on the poor coverage by CN.

I remember when the site used to give us daily results for every race with a comprehensive report. Now we're lucky to get the daily points total a few days late.

Thankfully there are sites like the one posted by Dazed and Confused and the one I got my live coverage from (http://www.sixdayracing.com/video/ which had live streaming with Dutch, English or German commentary).

The double lap Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke took at the end of the final madison to win the title was six day racing at its best.

 

[oldcrank]

Link to live coverage of the Rotterdam Six
at http://www.cyclingfans.com
A very good field this year and also great
commentary: the infectious enthusiasm of
David Harmon and the vast knowledge of
Anthony Doyle MBE.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Link to live coverage of the Rotterdam Six
at http://www.cyclingfans.com
A very good field this year and also great
commentary: the infectious enthusiasm of
David Harmon and the vast knowledge of
Anthony Doyle MBE.

Action is definitely hot. Standing after 2 nights:

1 Kenny de Ketele (BEL) / Jasper de Buyst (BEL) 0 151
2 Niki Terpstra (NED) / Iljo Keisse (BEL) -1 143
3 Michael Mørkøv (DEN) / Alex Rasmussen (DEN) -1 112
4 Jens Mouris (NED) / Wim Stroetinga (NED) -1 68
5 Barry Markus (NED) / Leif Lampater (GER) -3 73
6 Yoeri Havik (NED) / Nick Stöpler (NED) -5 65
7 Franco Marvulli (SUI) / Tristan Marguet (SUI) -6 60
8 Robert Bartko (GER) / Marcel Kalz (GER) -6 40
9 Vivien Brisse (FRA) / Marc Hester (DEN) -9 38
10 Michel Kreder (NED) / Wesley Kreder (NED) -9 12

Tonight at 7:15pm (Local) the boys hits the boards again.

Alternative link for live stream:

http://www.sixdayracing.com/video/Live-stream/live-stream-rotterdam-six-day

In English and free of charge.

Mouris to drive 2 laps home late in evening.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Action is definitely hot. Standing after 2 nights:

1 Kenny de Ketele (BEL) / Jasper de Buyst (BEL) 0 151
2 Niki Terpstra (NED) / Iljo Keisse (BEL) -1 143
3 Michael Mørkøv (DEN) / Alex Rasmussen (DEN) -1 112
4 Jens Mouris (NED) / Wim Stroetinga (NED) -1 68
5 Barry Markus (NED) / Leif Lampater (GER) -3 73
6 Yoeri Havik (NED) / Nick Stöpler (NED) -5 65
7 Franco Marvulli (SUI) / Tristan Marguet (SUI) -6 60
8 Robert Bartko (GER) / Marcel Kalz (GER) -6 40
9 Vivien Brisse (FRA) / Marc Hester (DEN) -9 38
10 Michel Kreder (NED) / Wesley Kreder (NED) -9 12

Tonight at 7:15pm (Local) the boys hits the boards again.

Alternative link for live stream:

http://www.sixdayracing.com/video/Live-stream/live-stream-rotterdam-six-day

In English and free of charge.

Mouris to drive 2 laps home late in evening.

After three nights:

1 Niki Terpstra (NED) / Iljo Keisse (BEL) 0 204
2 Kenny de Ketele (BEL) / Jasper de Buyst (BEL) -1 197
3 Jens Mouris (NED) / Wim Stroetinga (NED) -1 111
4 Michael Mørkøv (DEN) / Alex Rasmussen (DEN) -2 173
5 Barry Markus (NED) / Leif Lampater (GER) -3 116
6 Yoeri Havik (NED) / Nick Stöpler (NED) -8 79

Great last madison. Significant pace, almost no time to recover before new attacks started. Can it continue? Doubt it, but we shall see.

Action starts today at 12:30 local.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

After three nights:

1 Niki Terpstra (NED) / Iljo Keisse (BEL) 0 204
2 Kenny de Ketele (BEL) / Jasper de Buyst (BEL) -1 197
3 Jens Mouris (NED) / Wim Stroetinga (NED) -1 111
4 Michael Mørkøv (DEN) / Alex Rasmussen (DEN) -2 173
5 Barry Markus (NED) / Leif Lampater (GER) -3 116
6 Yoeri Havik (NED) / Nick Stöpler (NED) -8 79

Great last madison. Significant pace, almost no time to recover before new attacks started. Can it continue? Doubt it, but we shall see.

Action starts today at 12:30 local.

After 4th round:
1 Kenny de Ketele – Jasper de Buyst (BEL), 250 p.,
2 Iljo Keisse (BEL) – Niki Terpstra (NED), 243 p.,
3 Michael Mørkøv – Alex Rasmussen (DEN), 222 p.,
4 Jens Mouris – Wim Stroetinga (NED), 156 p.,
at 2 laps:
5 Leif Lampater (GER) – Barry Markus (NED), 122 p.

The Danes managed to take a lap in the last madison and we have 4 pairs at the top on equal laps. Could become tactical or quite a bit of anarchy. Race will resume Monday @19:15 (Local).

 

[Dazed and Confused]

After 4th round:
1 Kenny de Ketele – Jasper de Buyst (BEL), 250 p.,
2 Iljo Keisse (BEL) – Niki Terpstra (NED), 243 p.,
3 Michael Mørkøv – Alex Rasmussen (DEN), 222 p.,
4 Jens Mouris – Wim Stroetinga (NED), 156 p.,
at 2 laps:
5 Leif Lampater (GER) – Barry Markus (NED), 122 p.

The Danes managed to take a lap in the last madison and we have 4 pairs at the top on equal laps. Could become tactical or quite a bit of anarchy. Race will resume Monday @19:15 (Local).

5 days down:
1 Kenny de Ketele (BEL) / Jasper de Buyst (BEL) 0 308
2 Niki Terpstra (NED) / Iljo Keisse (BEL) -1 295
3 Michael Mørkøv (DEN) / Alex Rasmussen (DEN) -1 292
4 Jens Mouris (NED) / Wim Stroetinga (NED) -1 185
5 Barry Markus (NED) / Leif Lampater (GER) -2 152

Essentially we have 4 teams on same lap with one night to go. This could become a tactical nightmare. Luckily Jens and Wim are 100 points down on the top three teams, which should guarantee aggressive action at least in the final madison.

For me, Keisse and Terpstra looks best taking laps, but they spend lots of energy setting the pace in the peloton.

Action starts around 19:00 (CET), but if you plan on spending just very little time watching the show for the first time, tune in at around 21:45.

 

[MatParker117]

Could be a new Six Day in the UK soon:

"FACE Partnership has carefully considered the opportunities around a Six Day event in the UK, and it's an idea we find very exciting," the company's managing director James Pope told Cycling Weekly.

"We've had discussions with Six Day promoters from the continent and it's a format we'd love to bring across the channel if it was viable logistically and commercially.

"The FACE Partnership team is in fact heading to Bremen in Germany this weekend to experience first-hand the excitement and atmosphere of a Six Day race."


Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...ay-racing-to-britain.html#hYB8LrK05gcklGrJ.99

 

[oldcrank]

Could be a new Six Day in the UK soon:

It would certainly be supported considering the number
of fans from the UK that cross the channel every year
to take in a couple of nights at Ghent.

 

[oldcrank]

Niki and Iljo take the win with a late lap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcYWCe1cIg8

 

[MatParker117]

It would certainly be supported considering the number
of fans from the UK that cross the channel every year
to take in a couple of nights at Ghent.

SPoilt for choice in terms of venues as well Manchester, London or Glasgow?

 

[oldcrank]

Manchester, London or Glasgow?

Hopefully the promoters will do their research and get it right.
I think any of the venues could support an event if it was
scheduled right, promoted properly and attracted a good
international field and the best domestic riders.

Care will have to be taken to strike a balance, but not saturate
the market, with World Cups, Revolutions, and Six-Days.
I do like the way the track sport is evolving, though, with
a fair bit of cross-over, i.e. many riders doing both the Sixes
and the World Cups/World Championships.

 

[oldcrank]

Link to live streaming of the Bremen Six
at http://www.cyclingfans.com
Day Two coverage (Fri/10/Jan/2014)
commences at 7PM CET.

edit: actually 7:15PM CET

 

[oldcrank]

Anyone know of a link for live-streaming of the Berlin Six?

 

[oldcrank]

Excellent quality live-steaming of Copenhagen Six.
link at http://www.cyclingfans.com

 

[JPM London]

Yup, not bad... First and second links are different if you haven't noticed - First link is a four-split screen showing different parts of the venue, second link is full track only.

First link is also available via the event's own site http://www.6dageslob.dk/...

 

[oldcrank]

Yeah, I was talking about the second link which seemed
like pretty good quality on the small, old lap-top I was
watching it on. However, I made the above post after
only watching a very few seconds and just assuming
they would have at least one other camera position
that they would switch to. Unfortunately they just
stayed withe the one camera placement which was
not really ideal. Sorry if I got anyone unduly excited.

 

[oldcrank]

Excellent news that Mr. Cavendish will be riding Gent
next month with his OPQS team-mate Mr. Iljo Keisse.

Hopefully post Rio 2016 Sir Brad will ride another Six.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Amsterdam Sixdays starts today and ends Saturday Oct 25.

Teams:
1 Niki Terpstra (NED) / Yoeri Havik (NED)
2 Marc Hester (DEN) / Alex Rasmussen (DEN)
3 Nick Stöpler (NED) / Leif Lampater (GER)
4 Pim Ligthart (NED) / Jasper de Buyst (BEL)
5 Melvin Boskamp (NED) / Jesper Asselman (NED)
6 Tim Veldt (NED) / Luke Roberts (AUS)
7 Dylan Groenewegen (NED) / Nolan Hoffmann (RSA)
8 Denis Rugovac (CZE) / Sebastian Wotschke (GER)
9 Guy East (USA) / Daniel Holloway (USA)
10 Didier Caspers (NED) / Melvin van Zijl (NED)
11 Marco Zanotti (ITA) / Mitchell Huenders (NED)
12 Patrick Kos (NED) / Christian Kos (NED)

yep, thats right Terpstra continues on the track after 92 race days on the road this year. Chapeau.

Day 1 program (Oranje lingo):

19.15 (CET) uur | Presentatie renners Prof Zesdaagse
19.30 uur | Koppelkoers
20.05 uur | Koppelafvalkoers
20.25 uur | Koppeltijdrit
20.50 uur | Derny
21.05 uur | Keirin
21.15 uur | Derny
21.30 uur | Keirin
21.40 uur | Supersprint
21.55 uur | Koppelkoers
22.40 uur | Huldiging leiders klassement
22.45 uur | Einde

Official site: http://www.zesdaagseamsterdam.nl/index_home.php

Event is live on some regional Eurosport channels.

 

[argyllflyer]

Carlton and Tony Gibb doing the Eurosport commentary.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Amsterdam Sixdays, result after day 1:

1 Niki Terpstra (NED) / Yoeri Havik (NED) 0 66
2 Leif Lampater (GER) / Nick Stöpler (NED) 0 52
3 Jasper de Buyst (BEL) / Pim Ligthart (NED) -1 77
4 Alex Rasmussen (DEN) / Marc Hester (DEN) -1 46
5 Denis Rugovac (CZE) / Sebastian Wotschke (GER) -2 14
6 Didier Caspers (NED) / Melvin van Zijl (NED) -3 16
7 Luke Roberts (AUS) / Tim Veldt (NED) -4 28
8 Melvin Boskamp (NED) / Jesper Asselman (NED) -4 27
9 Guy East (USA) / Daniel Holloway (USA) -4 11
10 Dylan Groenewegen (NED) / Nolan Hoffmann (RSA) -5 15
11 Christian Kos (NED) / Patrick Kos (NED) -5 8
12 Marco Zanotti (ITA) / Mitchell Huenders (NED) -5 0

Terpstra brutally strong in the last Madison.

Day two program:
19.15 (CET) uur | Presentatie renners Prof Zesdaagse
19.30 uur | Koppelkoers
20.05 uur | Koppelafvalkoers
20.25 uur | Koppeltijdrit
20.50 uur | Derny
21.05 uur | Keirin
21.15 uur | Derny
21.30 uur | Keirin
21.40 uur | Supersprint
21.55 uur | Koppelkoers
22.40 uur | Huldiging leiders klassement
22.45 uur | Einde

Again live on Eurosport

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Amsterdam Sixdays

Day two program:
19.15 (CET) uur | Presentatie renners Prof Zesdaagse
19.30 uur | Koppelkoers
20.05 uur | Koppelafvalkoers
20.25 uur | Koppeltijdrit
20.50 uur | Derny
21.05 uur | Keirin
21.15 uur | Derny
21.30 uur | Keirin
21.40 uur | Supersprint
21.55 uur | Koppelkoers
22.40 uur | Huldiging leiders klassement
22.45 uur | Einde

Again live on Eurosport

A nasty crash involving a Derny driver shortened the program of day 2.

Standing now:

1 Niki Terpstra (NED) / Yoeri Havik (NED) 0 100
2 Jasper de Buyst (BEL) / Pim Ligthart (NED) -1 111
3 Leif Lampater (GER) / Nick Stöpler (NED) -1 70
4 Alex Rasmussen (DEN) / Marc Hester (DEN) -2 94
5 Denis Rugovac (CZE) / Sebastian Wotschke (GER) -4 24
6 Didier Caspers (NED) / Melvin van Zijl (NED) -6 16
7 Guy East (USA) / Daniel Holloway (USA) -6 15
8 Melvin Boskamp (NED) / Jesper Asselman (NED) -7 39
9 Luke Roberts (AUS) / Tim Veldt (NED) -7 36
10 Dylan Groenewegen (NED) / Nolan Hoffmann (RSA) -8 27
11 Christian Kos (NED) / Patrick Kos (NED) -8 8
12 Marco Zanotti (ITA) / Mitchell Huenders (NED) -8 0

I believe the driver is in hospital now.

Day 3 program:
19.15 (CET) uur | Presentatie renners Prof Zesdaagse
19.30 uur | Koppelkoers
20.05 uur | Koppelafvalkoers
20.25 uur | Koppeltijdrit
20.50 uur | Derny
21.05 uur | Keirin
21.15 uur | Derny
21.30 uur | Keirin
21.40 uur | Supersprint
21.55 uur | Koppelkoers
22.40 uur | Huldiging leiders klassement
22.45 uur | Einde

Eurosport will be live from 19:45 (CET).

 

[lennart]

rough translation of :
http://nos.nl/artikel/712523-zesdaagse-gestaakt-na-ongeluk.html

The derny driver of youri Havik (his granddad) crashed and went to hospital with serious injuries . after recieving CPR.

Some others where involdved in the crash but are having only scratches..

I have not found more info. Hopefully He will recover.

 

[lennart]

http://www.sixdayracing.com/news-item/update-crash-six-days-of-amsterdam

Following an incident during the first derny race on day two of the Six Days of Amsterdam, derny pacer Cees Stam spend the night under observation at the VU hospital in Amsterdam.

Stam has displayed some positive signs overnight, but his condition overall remains critical. The organisation remains in close contact with the family.

Racing will resume this evening with a full program planned.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hopefully he will survive, one of worst crashes I've seen on the track.