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Six Days of Herning

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Six Days of Herning
Race details
DateDecember, 90s editions in October
RegionHerning, Denmark
Local name(s)Seksdagesløbet i Herning (in Danish)
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
History
First edition1974 (1974)
Editions14
Final edition1998
First winner Leo Duyndam (NED)
 Ole Ritter (DEN)
Most wins Gert Frank (DEN) (5 wins)
Final winner Kurt Betschart (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)

The Six Days of Herning was a six-day track cycling race held annually in the Messecenter Herning, Denmark.[1]

The first Six Days of Herning, contested in 1974, were won by Léo Duyndam and Ole Ritter. Fourteen editions took place: 10 from 1974 to 1983 and 4 from 1995 to 1998.[2]

Gert Frank holds the record for victories there with 5 successes. After several podium finishes in the 70s and 80s, Australian Danny Clark still finished third in 1996 at the age of 45.

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1974 Netherlands Leo Duyndam
Denmark Ole Ritter
Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Germany Dieter Kemper
Belgium Ferdinand Bracke
Belgium Julien Stevens
1975 Netherlands Leo Duyndam
Denmark Ole Ritter
Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Germany Wolfgang Schulze
Australia Graeme Gilmore
Germany Dieter Kemper
1976 Germany Albert Fritz
Germany Wilfried Peffgen
Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Denmark Gert Frank
Denmark Ole Ritter
1977 Denmark Gert Frank
Netherlands René Pijnen
Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Denmark Ole Ritter
1978 Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Denmark Gert Frank
Netherlands René Pijnen
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Denmark Niels Fredborg
1979 Denmark Gert Frank
Netherlands René Pijnen
Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Germany Wilfried Peffgen
Denmark Kim Gunnar Svendsen
1980 Denmark Gert Frank
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Germany Horst Schütz
Liechtenstein Roman Hermann
1981 Denmark Gert Frank
Denmark Hans-Henrik Ørsted
Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Germany Wilfried Peffgen
Denmark Kim Gunnar Svendsen
1982 Australia Donald Allan
Australia Danny Clark
Netherlands René Pijnen
Belgium Patrick Sercu
Denmark Gert Frank
Denmark Hans-Henrik Ørsted
1983 Denmark Gert Frank
Denmark Hans-Henrik Ørsted
Denmark Jørgen Marcussen
Netherlands René Pijnen
Germany Josef Kristen
Germany Henry Rinklin
1984-1994 No editions
1995 Denmark Jimmi Madsen
Denmark Jens Veggerby
Switzerland Urs Freuler
Denmark Bjarne Riis
Switzerland Kurt Betschart
Switzerland Bruno Risi
1996 Italy Silvio Martinello
Denmark Bjarne Riis
Denmark Jimmi Madsen
Denmark Jens Veggerby
Australia Danny Clark
Denmark Michael Sandstöd
1997 Denmark Jimmi Madsen
Denmark Jens Veggerby
Switzerland Kurt Betschart
Switzerland Bruno Risi
Italy Silvio Martinello
Denmark Bjarne Riis
1998 Switzerland Kurt Betschart
Switzerland Bruno Risi
Denmark Jimmi Madsen
Denmark Rolf Sørensen
Italy Silvio Martinello
Denmark Jesper Skibby
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References

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  1. ^ "6 jours de Herning (Danemark)". Memoire du Cyclisme. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Herning 6-Days". FirstCycling.com. 2022.