The Six Days of Maastricht was a six-day track cycling race held annually in

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

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. It was contested in the

MECC Maastricht The Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (shortened as MECC Maastricht) is a convention centre in Maastricht, Netherlands, located in the city's Randwyck district. It is well-known for hosting the annual European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), wh ...

from 1976 to 1987. In 2006, the event was organized again, but the 2007 edition had to be cancelled due to financial difficulties. The competition's roll of honor includes victories by

Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (, ; born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victorie ...

and Danny Clark. The record of victories, however, belongs to

René Pijnen Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born 3 September 1946) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Kreke ...

Winners

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Cycle races in the Netherlands Six-day races Recurring sporting events established in 1976 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2006 1976 establishments in the Netherlands 2006 disestablishments in the Netherlands Defunct cycling races in the Netherlands Sports competitions in Maastricht

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