The Six Days of Newark was a former six-day cycling event, held in Newark, New Jersey. From 1910 to 1915 four editions of the Six Days were held.[1][2]
| Race details | |
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| Date | 1910-1913: February 1914: March 1915: August |
| Region | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day racing |
| History | |
| First edition | 1910 |
| Editions | 4 |
| Final edition | 1915 |
| First winner |
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| Final winner |
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Roll of honor edit
| Edition | Winners | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 |  Willy Fenn (USA) Frank Kramer (USA)
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Iver Lawson (USA) Jimmy Moran (USA)
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 Paddy Hehir (AUS) Ernie Pye (USA)
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| 1911–12 | Not held | ||
| 1913 | Paddy Hehir (AUS) Peter Drobach (USA)
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Worth Mitten (USA) Gordon Walker (AUS)
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Martin Ryan (USA) Lloyd Thomas (USA)
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| 1914 | Alfred Goullet (AUS) Alfred Hill (USA)
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George Cameron (USA) Harry Kaiser (USA)
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Gordon Walker (AUS) Ted Wohlrab (USA)
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| 1915 | Reggie McNamara (AUS) Robert Spears (AUS)
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Full results edit
1910 edit
The 1910 Six Days of Newark took place from 6 to 12 February.
- 1. Willy Fenn senior (Usa) - Frank Kramer (Usa)
- 2. Ivar Lawson (Usa) - Jim Moran (Usa)
- 3. Paddy Hehir (Aus) - Ernie Pye (Aus)
- 4. John Bedell (Usa) - Menus Bedell (Usa)
- 5. Walter Bardgett (Usa) - Elmer Collins (Usa) à 1 tour
- 6. Niels-Marius Andersen (Dan) - Floyd Krebs (Usa)
- 7. Frank Galvin (Usa) - West (Usa)
- 8. Worth Mitten (Usa) - Rupprecht (Usa)
1913 edit
- 1. Peter Drobach (Usa) - Paddy Hehir (Aus)
- 2. Worth Mitten (Usa) - Gordon Walker (Aus)
- 3. Martin Ryan (Usa) - Lloyd Thomas (Usa)
- 4. George Cameron (Usa) - Ray Dieffenbacher (Usa) à 1 tour
- 5. Clarence Carman (Usa) - Walter De Mara (Usa)
- 6. Willy Coburn (Usa) - Bill Loftes (Usa)
- 7. McKay (Usa) - Wilcox (Usa) à 2 tours
- 8. Jack Blatz (Usa) - Floyd Krebs (Usa) à 3 tours
1914 edit
- 1. Alfred Gouller (Aus) - Alfred Hill (Usa)
- 2. George Cameron (Usa) - Harry Kaiser (Usa)
- 3. Gordon Walker (Aus) - Ted Wohlrab (Usa)
- 4. Frank Cavanagh (Usa) - Robert "Bob" Walthour senior (Usa)
- 5. Peter Drobach (Usa) - Jim Moran (Usa)
- 6. Frank Corry (Aus) - Robert "Bob" Spears (Aus)
- 7. Marcel Dupuy (Fra) - Victor Linart (Bel)
References edit
- ^ Gabriele, Michael C. (2011), The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey, History Press, London, ISBN 978-1-61423-506-4, p 120–122
- ^ "6 jours de Newark (États-Unis)". mémoire-dy-cyclisme.net. Retrieved 10 March 2016.