Six Days of London
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | London, United Kingdom |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day racing |
| History | |
| First edition | 1923 |
| Editions | 23 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
.svg.png){kind=small} Aloïs Persijn (BEL) Pierre Vandevelde (BEL) |
| Most recent |
Kenny De Ketele (BEL) Moreno De Pauw (BEL) |
The Six Days of London is a six-day track cycling race held annually in London, United Kingdom. The event was first held in 1923.[1] The event wasn't held since 1980, but was revived in 2015. Between 1936 and 1980 the event was held at the Wembley Arena on a 166 m (545 ft) temporary track. Since 2015, the event is held at the velodrome of the Lee Valley VeloPark.
Palmarès
| Years | Winners | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Aloïs Persijn (BEL) Pierre Vandevelde (BEL) |
 Marcel Godivier (FRA) Georges Peyrode (FRA) |
Marcel Dupuy (FRA) .svg.png){kind=small} Giuseppe Oliveri (ITA) |
| 1924–33 | Not raced | ||
| 1934 |  Sydney Cozens (GBR)  Piet van Kempen (NED) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Gustav Kilian (GER) Heinz Vopel (GER) |
 Fred Ottevaire (USA) Charles Winter (USA) |
| 1935 | Not raced | ||
| 1936 | Gustav Kilian (GER) Heinz Vopel (GER) |
Jean Aerts (BEL) Albert Buysse (BEL) |
Emile Diot (FRA) Emile Ignat (FRA) |
| 1937 | Piet van Kempen (NED) Albert Buysse (BEL) |
Emile Diot (FRA) Emile Ignat (FRA) |
Alfred Crossley (USA) Jimmy Walthour (USA) |
| 1938 | Albert Billiet (BEL) Albert Buysse (BEL) |
Kees Pellenaars (NED) Frans Slaats (NED) |
Piet van Kempen (NED) Cor Wals (NED) |
| 1939 | Omer De Bruycker (BEL) Karel Kaers (BEL) |
Arie Van Vliet (NED) Cor Wals (NED) |
Albert Billiet (BEL) Albert Buysse (BEL) |
| 1940–50 | Not raced | ||
| 1951 | René Adriaenssens (BEL) Albert Bruylandt (BEL) |
 Reginald Arnold (AUS) Alfred Strom (AUS) |
 Severino Rigoni (ITA) Ferdinando Terruzzi (ITA) |
| 1952 | Reginald Arnold (AUS) Alfred Strom (AUS) |
Severino Rigoni (ITA) Ferdinando Terruzzi (ITA) |
 Armin von Büren (SUI) Jean Roth (SUI) |
| 1953–66 | Not raced | ||
| 1967 |  Freddy Eugen (DEN) Palle Lykke Jensen (DEN) |
 Dieter Kemper (FRG) Horst Oldenburg (FRG) |
Gerard Koel (NED) Peter Post (NED) |
| 1968 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) Peter Post (NED) |
Dieter Kemper (FRG) Horst Oldenburg (FRG) |
Giuseppe Beghetto (ITA) Klaus Bugdahl (FRG) |
| 1969 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) Peter Post (NED) |
Dieter Kemper (FRG) Klaus Bugdahl (FRG) |
Graeme Gilmore (AUS) William Lawrie (AUS) |
| 1970 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) Peter Post (NED) |
Sigi Renz (FRG) Tony Gowland (GBR) |
Dieter Kemper (FRG) Klaus Bugdahl (FRG) |
| 1971 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) Peter Post (NED) |
Alain Van Lancker (FRA) Tony Gowland (GBR) |
Fritz Pfenninger (SUI) Erich Spahn (SUI) |
| 1972 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) Tony Gowland (GBR) |
Leo Duyndam (NED) Gerben Karstens (NED) |
Alain Van Lancker (FRA) Jacky Mourioux (FRA) |
| 1973 | Leo Duyndam (NED) Gerben Karstens (NED) |
Patrick Sercu (BEL) Gianni Motta (ITA) |
Alain Van Lancker (FRA) Jacky Mourioux (FRA) |
| 1974 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) René Pijnen (NED) |
Leo Duyndam (NED) Roy Schuiten (NED) |
Sigi Renz (FRG) Tony Gowland (GBR) |
| 1975 | Günther Haritz (FRG) René Pijnen (NED) |
Wilfried Peffgen (FRG) Tony Gowland (GBR) |
Patrick Sercu (BEL) Alain Van Lancker (FRA) |
| 1976 | Not raced | ||
| 1977 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) René Pijnen (NED) |
Donald Allan (AUS) Danny Clark (AUS) |
Wilfried Peffgen (FRG) Albert Fritz (FRG) |
| 1978 | Donald Allan (AUS) Danny Clark (AUS) |
Gerrie Knetemann (NED) Jan Raas (NED) |
Wilfried Peffgen (FRG) Albert Fritz (FRG) |
| 1979 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) Albert Fritz (FRG) |
Gerben Karstens (NED) René Pijnen (NED) |
Gert Frank (DEN) René Savary (SUI) |
| 1980 | Donald Allan (AUS) Danny Clark (AUS) |
Gert Frank (DEN) Kim Gunnar Svendsen (DEN) |
Patrick Sercu (BEL) Albert Fritz (FRG) |
| 1981–2014 | Not raced | ||
| 2015 |
Kenny De Ketele (BEL) Moreno De Pauw (BEL) |
Christopher Latham (GBR) Oliver Wood (GBR) |
Iljo Keisse (BEL) Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL) |
| 2016 | Kenny De Ketele (BEL) Moreno De Pauw (BEL) |
Mark Cavendish (GBR) Sir Bradley Wiggins (GBR) |
Cameron Meyer (AUS) Callum Scotson (AUS) |
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