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Six Days of Ghent

Six Days of Ghent

Cycling race

The Six Days of Ghent (Dutch: Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.

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It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's Citadelpark.

The 66th running of this event from 21 to 26 November 2006 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 69th running took place from 24 to 29 November 2009. A Danish team formed by Alex Rasmussen and his companion Michael Mørkøv won with a 3-point difference. The previous year's winner, Iljo Keisse, ended second.

The 70th running was held from 23 to 28 November 2010.

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

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References

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    "Keisse and Bartko claim Rotterdam six day". Cyclingnews.com. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-02-28. for the man who had been deprived of glory after the horrific death of Galvez in Gent

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