The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a
six-day track cycling race held annually in
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
.
It takes place in the
Kuipke velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement ...
in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''.
The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November 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 2009 event took place from 24 November to 29 November. A Danish team formed by
Alex Rasmussen and his companion
Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv Christensen (; born 30 April 1985) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the brother of racing cyclists Jacob and Jesper Mørkøv.
Career
Born in Kokkedal, Mørkøv started as a t ...
won with a 3-point difference. The previous year's winner,
Iljo Keisse, ended second.
The 2010 event was held from 23 November to 28 November.
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
See also
*
Six Days of Brussels
*
Six Days of Amsterdam
The Six Days of Amsterdam ( nl, Zesdaagse van Amsterdam) is a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held at the Amsterdam Velodrome in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The recordholder for the Six Days of Amsterdam is the Dutch cyclist Danny Stam ...
*
Six Days of Grenoble
*
Six Days of New York
References
External links
Official site- primarily in
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
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Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
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Sports competitions in Ghent
Cycle races in Belgium
Recurring sporting events established in 1922
1922 establishments in Belgium
Six-day races
Annual sporting events in Belgium
Autumn events in Belgium