The Six Days of Hanover was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Hanover, Germany until 1981.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Hanover, Germany |
| Local name(s) | Sechstagerennen von Hannover (in German) |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day racing |
| History | |
| First edition | 1913 |
| Editions | 10 |
| Final edition | 1981 |
| First winner |  Willy Lorenz (GER) Karl Saldow (GER) |
| Most wins |  Émile Carrara (FRA) (2) |
| Final winner |  Roman Hermann (LIE) Horst Schütz (FRG) |
Émile Carrara won in two editions.[2]
In 2011, 30 years after the last edition, an attempt to reorganize the event failed.[3]
Winners edit
References edit
- ^ "6 jours de Hanovre / Hanover (Allemagne)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Hannover Six Days". FirstCycling.com. 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Hannover Six Day race cancelled due to organiser's illness". cyclingarchives.com. 4 November 2011.