2015 Ghent 6 Day 17th to 22nd November
Tomorrow starts this event. I'm surprised no one has mentioned it.
Ghent Six-Day 2015 start list
1. Lotto: Jasper De Buyst (BEL) & Otto Vergaerde (BEL)
2. Baloise Insurance: Kenny De Ketele (BEL) & Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL)
3. 3M: Yoeri Havik (NED) & Melvin van Zijl (NED)
4. Etixx-QuickStep: Iljo Keisse (BEL) & Michael Morkov (DEN)
5. John Saey – Lecot-Raedschelders: Alex Rasmussen (DEN) & Marc Hester (DEN)
6. Topsport Vlaanderen: Andreas Muller (GER) & Stijn Steels (BEL)
7. Primus Haacht: Marcel Kalz (GER) & Christian Grasmann (GER)
8. Provincie OOst-Vlaanderen: Morgan Kneisky (FRA) & Moreno De Pauw (BEL)
9. Callant – Upgrade Estate: Tristan Marguet (SUI) & Benjamin Thomas (FRA)
10. T-interim: Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) & David Muntaner (ESP)
11. Vanreusel Snacks: Roy Pieters (NED) & Christopher Lawless (GBR)
12. Caruur: Nick Stöpler (NED) & Jesper Morkov (DEN)
Highlights on Eurosport each day ??
Live on Sunday, Day 6
Ghent Six-Day 2015 start list
1. Lotto: Jasper De Buyst (BEL) & Otto Vergaerde (BEL)
2. Baloise Insurance: Kenny De Ketele (BEL) & Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL)
3. 3M: Yoeri Havik (NED) & Melvin van Zijl (NED)
4. Etixx-QuickStep: Iljo Keisse (BEL) & Michael Morkov (DEN)
5. John Saey – Lecot-Raedschelders: Alex Rasmussen (DEN) & Marc Hester (DEN)
6. Topsport Vlaanderen: Andreas Muller (GER) & Stijn Steels (BEL)
7. Primus Haacht: Marcel Kalz (GER) & Christian Grasmann (GER)
8. Provincie OOst-Vlaanderen: Morgan Kneisky (FRA) & Moreno De Pauw (BEL)
9. Callant – Upgrade Estate: Tristan Marguet (SUI) & Benjamin Thomas (FRA)
10. T-interim: Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) & David Muntaner (ESP)
11. Vanreusel Snacks: Roy Pieters (NED) & Christopher Lawless (GBR)
12. Caruur: Nick Stöpler (NED) & Jesper Morkov (DEN)
Highlights on Eurosport each day ??
Live on Sunday, Day 6
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Benjamin Thomas: First saw him while watching Becky in Hyeres, twice lapping the field in a junior points race and then winning the finishing sprint.
Some talent I thought. Nice Welsh name too, for a Frenchie................
So only the Live session on Sunday at 1300 GMT (1400 CET) for 225 mins till 1645 GMT (1745 CET)
During those times there is :- Round 3 World Cup Cyclocross at Koksijde (BEL) on Sporza Stream and British Eurosport Highlights Monday 23rd November 1300 GMT 60 mins.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/ghent-six-goes-ahead-with-additional-security-after-heightened-terror-threat-200083?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social
Yes!
Good, can't give in to the muderous bastards.
@gietvangent
- @ddraver
You should at least stay for a proper Gent night out on Saturday.
@gietvangent
(weather for saturday looks atrocious
- @ddraver
Yeah, no wussing, ddraver
Surely the velodrome has a roof?!
(I say we, DG knows the area and where to go)
- @ddraver
Either way enjoy Ghent... am very jealous...
Also jealous. The place is just drenched in cycling culture.
Did a similar trip last year with bunch of Herberts: daytime rides (did an epic one over and around Paterberg, Kwaermont, Koppenberg, etc, guided by some loon in shorts - baring in mind it was about 2c. Maybe that was disgruntledgoat?. We thought we were the business riding through and off on a canal side bike path: ave. 26mph. Strava revealed that Thomas De Gendt's ave. for same stretch: about 32mph... On his own) followed by mooch up hill to the track in the evenings via terrific bars (incl. Iljo Keisse's dad's one - great buzz in there).
Made the junior mistake of starting on La Chouffe/Duvel, etc before getting to the Kuipke where the only option was Jupiler or Primus or whatever in a tiny plastic beaker...
I'm hoping it will change but I'm talking really very bad...
- @ddraver
You can get duvel at tge kuipke but they keep it quiet.
The de gendt strava one was motorpacing by the way
@gietvangent
What a fool! I should've known - on both counts...
I steal quite a lot of his routes as he lives in the next village to us. I'm quite the Strava stalker of TdG.
Keisse and Morkov held their lead last night, Kenny, Jesper and Gies are all lurking though. Not sure what happened last night but everybody else seems to be a crazy number of laps down now.
@gietvangent
1. Iljo Keisse/Michael Mørkøv (Den) 151 - 0 Laps
2. Jasper De Buyst/Otto Vergaerde 140 - 0 Laps
3. Kenny De Ketele/Gijs Van Hoecke 137 - 0 Laps
4. Moreno De Pauw/Morgan Kneisky (Fra) 132 - 0 Laps
5. Alex Rasmussen/Marc Hester (Den) 81 - +1 Lap
6. Nick Stöpler/Jesper Mørkøv (Ned/Den) 49 - +2 Lap
7. Yoeri Havik/Melvin van Zijl (Ned) 56 - +3
8. Marcel Kalz/Christian Grasmann (Dui) 42 - +3
9. Roy Pieters/Christopher Lawless (Ned/GBr) 19 - +12
10. Lindsay De Vylder/David Muntaner (Spa) 21 - +14
11. Stijn Steels/Andreas Müller (Dui) 17 - +14
12. Tristan Marguet/Benjamin Thomas (Zwi/Fra) 25 - +16
End of 3rd Night results
1. Jasper De Buyst/Otto Vergaerde 215
2. Iljo Keisse/Michael Mørkøv (Den) 228 +1
3. Kenny De Ketele/Gijs Van Hoecke 219 +1
4. Moreno De Pauw/Morgan Kneisky (Fra) 204 +2
5. Alex Rasmussen/Marc Hester (Den) 129 +2
Others @ 7 Laps
1. Iljo Keisse/Michael Mørkøv (Den) 306
2. Kenny De Ketele/Gijs Van Hoecke 296
3. Jasper De Buyst/Otto Vergaerde 295
4. Alex Rasmussen/Marc Hester (Den) 171 +1
5. Moreno De Pauw/Morgan Kneisky (Fra) 270 +3
6. Nick Stöpler/Jesper Mørkøv (Ned/Den) 97 +8
5th Night (Saturday) Standings
1. Iljo Keisse/Michael Mørkøv (Den) 377 - 0
2. Jasper De Buyst/Otto Vergaerde 375 - 0
3. Kenny De Ketele/Gijs Van Hoecke 357 - 0
4. Alex Rasmussen/Marc Hester (Den) 205 - 0
5. Moreno De Pauw/Morgan Kneisky (Fra) 323 +6
6. Nick Stöpler/Jesper Mørkøv (Ned/Den) 135 +10
Should be interesting Sunday afternoon on Eurosport Live.
Keisse has a camera on his bike showing some scary footage as they pass through the waiting riders.
Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
Wilier Cento Uno SR/Wilier Mortirolo/Specialized Roubaix Comp/Kona Hei Hei/Calibre Bossnut
Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
It's a must. The atmosphere is incredible not like modern velodromes which can be a bit sterile. It rocks, a real good party that smells of beer and hotdogs. The track is so tight and steep!
Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
I remember going to the Skol Six Day at Empire Pool Indoor Arena Wembley way back in 1968.
I don't know how I came to go there as I was only into cycling as mode of transport plus additional training to my kayak racing.
But I do remember really enjoying the atmosphere and the racing... btw, Peter POST and Patrick SERCU won.
Wilier Cento Uno SR/Wilier Mortirolo/Specialized Roubaix Comp/Kona Hei Hei/Calibre Bossnut
@gietvangent
Then went to Ghent a couple of times for their atmosphere.