The 2018–19 Six Day Series (also known as the Six Day Cycling Series is a multi six-day track cycling race tournament over a season. It is the 3rd series organised by the Madison Sports Group (MSG). This season consists of 7 events across 5 countries. It was the first edition of the World Cup to feature countries in Asia-Pacific. with two events held in

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and

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as the final in

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. In January 2019,

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was announced as a new stage to introduce 6-day racing in Asia as the latest frontier. Those three stages were raced during 3-day weekends instead of the standard 6-day format.

Series

In August 2018 the MSG revealed the location and dates of the Six Day Series meetings for the season. Six rounds were scheduled in

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;

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;

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;

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and

. In January, a round in

was added into the schedule.

London, United Kingdom

Round 1 was held at the

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, on October 23-28 October 2018. Completed in 2011, the velodrome was the site of the

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and 2012 Paralympic Games track events. It has hosted the

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( 2011-12, 2014-15), and the

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. The 6750-capacity velodrome has also been used for the British Revolution track series,

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and was the site of Sir Bradley Wiggins' successful Hour Record ride in 2015.

Berlin, Germany

Round 2, to be held in Velodrom from January 24-29 January 2019. The velodrome was designed by internationally-renowned French architect

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for Berlin's 2000 Olympic Games bid. It was built in 1997 on the site of the former Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle. Since opening, it has played host to the 2017 European Track Championships, the 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics and the

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. Since 1997, the traditional Six Days of Berlin has also taken place here. In preparation for the 2017 European Track Championships, the track was rebuilt.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark's

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is situated in the capital. It will host the third round, on January 31-February 5. The velodrome was completed in 2001 and hosted the

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and

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. It can hold 6,500 spectators.

Melbourne, Australia

The fourth round will be hosted on between 7-9 February at the

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. It hosted the

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(

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), in addition to the

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track events and numerous rounds of the

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Hong Kong

The fifth round of this Six Day Series will be hosted in Hong Kong between 8-10 March at the

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. Opened in 2013, the velodrome hosted the final round of the

( 2015-16, 2018-19), as well as the

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, which is the first one in Asia in the 21st Century. It has permanent seating for 2,000 spectators, expandable to 3,000 for events such as the World Cup.

Manchester, United Kingdom

The sixth round was hosted in Manchester, a big northwestern city of the United Kingdom. This round will be held between 22-24 March. The

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was completed in 1994 and is the home of

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's National Cycling Centre. The Manchester Velodrome already hosted the

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(

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and Revolution Cycling series.

Brisbane, Australia

The final would be held in Brisbane, Eastern city in

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during 12-14 April. Anna Meares Velodrome was completed in 2016 and named after Olympic gold medallist

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. It hosted the track cycling events at the

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. Offices of Cycling Queensland are incorporated in the velodrome.

Format

The men compete in teams of two across the six days and women’s event across three days for the first three rounds. Sprinters will also compete for 6 days. There are certain differences in the races between 6 Day Series and

and

The following events will be raced in the series: * Derny, men * Team elimination, men and women * Sprint finals, men and women * Keirin, men and women * 200m flying time trial, men and women * Omnium, women * The Longest lap, men * Lap Record, men and women * Madison, men and women * 2 Lap madison time trial, men * 10 km scratch race, women

Results

Men

Women

Sprinters (Men)

Sprinters (Women)

Series Standings

At the end of each Six Day event the Series Standings are updated. Riders are aiming to secure enough points throughout the Series to reach the Six Day Final in Brisbane and a chance to be crowned 2018/19 Series Champions.

Men

Women

References

External links

Six Day Series

Six Day Hong Kong
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Six Day Series The Six Day Series or Six Day Cycling Series is an annual series of track cycling events run by Madison Sports Group featuring world class cyclists. The series, organised for the first time in the 2016–17 season, was formed to develop an elite ...