The Six Days of Groningen was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Groningen, Netherlands.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Local name(s) | Groninger zesdaagse (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day racing |
| History | |
| First edition | 1970 |
| Editions | 4 |
| Final edition | 1979 |
| First winner |  Jan Janssen (NED) Peter Post (NED) |
| Most wins |  Klaus Bugdahl (FRG) Dieter Kemper (FRG) (2 wins) |
| Final winner | Wilfried Peffgen (FRG) René Pijnen (NED) |
It was contested in the Martinihal Groningen from 1970 to 1972. After 2 successful editions, the public interest for the 1972 Six Days became so poor that the financial balance was negative.
In 1979, the race was organized again as part of an event Topsport' 79 (which also included basketball and athletics), but once more the public interest was minimal. It turned out to be the final edition.[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Jan Janssen Peter Post
|
Klaus Bugdahl Dieter Kemper
|
 Graeme Gilmore Sigi Renz
|
| 1971 | Klaus Bugdahl Dieter Kemper
|
 Fritz Pfenninger Peter Post
|
Leo Duyndam René Pijnen
|
| 1972 | Klaus Bugdahl Dieter Kemper
|
Graeme Gilmore Theo Verschueren
|
René Pijnen Norbert Seeuws
|
| 1973-1978 | No editions | ||
| 1979 | Wilfried Peffgen René Pijnen
|
Albert Fritz Patrick Sercu
|
 Roman Hermann Horst Schütz
|
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Six-days Groningen". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
- ^ "6 jours de Groningue / Groningen (Pays-Bas)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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