London six

Een zesdaagse die blijkbaar niet met koppels verreden wordt, maar individueel. Vergelijkbaar met zes keer een omnium.

Resultaten na de eerste avond. Terpstra op het podium:[sixday.com]

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Six Day London: De Pauw and De Ketele move into overall lead

Keisse and Van Hoecke 14 points off first place with four days remaining


Moreno De Pauw and Kenny De Ketele have moved into the overall Six Day London lead after two days of racing, leading Belgian compatriots Iljo Keisse and Gijs Van Hoecke by 14 points. The duo kicked off day 2 by winning the 20km madison while De Ketele's win in his Derny heat added further points to their tally but they took a hit when they crashed out of the team elimination race. Lasse-Norman Hansen and Pim Ligthart are currently third on the standings.

With Keisse taking out the other Derny heat, he and Van Hoecke looked to capitalise on the misfortune of their fellow Belgians in the team race but it was Denmark’s Alex Rasmussen taking victory in that event ahead of Chris Latham and Ollie Wood as Keisse and Van Hoecke finished third.

"It’s not over yet, we still have four days to go," said De Pauw. "The first day is always a bit searching.

"There are some good riders who will get better as the week goes on. We’ll have to defend first place, we’ll defend everything, you’ll see and hopefully we’ll end up on top."

While there is a stellar field of riders in London, De Ketele explained he sees the second placed as the most dangerous contenders for the win.

"I think we should be thinking about our fellow countrymen Iljo Keisse and Gijs Van Hoecke," De Ketele said. "They’re really going well and I think they are one of the teams that will get better. Other teams like the Spanish are really strong, as well as Yoeri Havik and Niki Terpstra.

"It’s far from over yet. As leaders you always have to do extra work and you’ll always get attacked so it’s not easy."

Blijkbaar eerste dag omnium en dan nog vijf dagen een traditionele 'zesdaagse'.


Six Day London: Stewart wins 1878 Cup

Competition starts with a five-race opening-day omnium for this week's riders

Mark Stewart (100%ME) took the top opening-day prize Sunday at the Six Day London on the hardwood track of the Lee Valley Velopark.


The 1878 Cup is a five-race omnium to open the riders' legs for the rest of the week. The riders competed in the 20km scratch race, elimination race, 500m long lap, 500m flying lap and a 30km points race that covered 120 laps.

Stewart started the action with second-place finish to Lasse Norman Hansen in the scratch race. Etixx-QuickStep's Niki Terpstra was third. Stewart hit the podium again with a win in the 500m long lap, then followed it with another win in the 500m flying lap.

Terpstra won the points race, but Stewart held his ground to take the inaugural 1878 Cup and set the tone for the coming week.The 20-year-old Scotsman had another reason to celebrate as well.

"It was my Mum's birthday yesterday, so it's a birthday present for her," Stewart said in a report on the race website. "I don’t see her that often because we live and train in Manchester away from our families.

STAND NA DE DERDE DAG
PUNTEN RONDES
1. Keisse/Van Hoecke 108
2. De Ketele/De Pauw 130 +1
3. Latham/Wood (GBr) 118 +1
4. Terpstra/Havik (Ned) 86 +1
5. Hansen/Ligthart (Den/Ned) 66 +1
6. Muntaner/Torres (Spa) 55 +1
7. Rasmussen/Hester (Den) 92 +2
8. Burton/Stewart (GBr) 45 +2
9. M.Mørkøv/J/Mørkøv (Den) 66 +4
10. Kneisky/Liss (Fra/Dui) 56 +4

STAND NA DE VIERDE DAG
PUNTEN RONDES
1. De Ketele/De Pauw 161
2. Keisse/Van Hoecke 142
3. Terpstra/Havik (Ned) 114
4. Muntaner/Torres (Spa) 71
5. Latham/Wood (GBr) 136 +1
6. Rasmussen/Hester (Den) 108 +1
7. Hansen/Ligthart (Den/Ned) 78 +1
8. M.Mørkøv/J/Mørkøv (Den) 96 +3
9. Kneisky/Liss (Fra/Dui) 84 +3
10. Burton/Stewart (GBr) 79 +3

De finale nu te zien op Eurosport.

1 Ketele / Pauw
2 Latham / Woods
3 Keisse / Hoecke
4 Terpstra / Havik
5 Muntaner / Torres
6 Rasmussen /Hester
7 Hansen / Ligthart