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Six Days of Maastricht

The Six Days of Maastricht was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Maastricht, Netherlands.[1]

Six Days of Maastricht
Race details
RegionMaastricht, Netherlands
Local name(s)Zesdaagse van Maastricht (in Dutch)
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
History
First edition1976 (1976)
Editions13
Final edition2006
First winner Patrick Sercu (BEL)
 Graeme Gilmore (AUS)
Most wins René Pijnen (NED) (6 wins)
Final winner Franco Marvulli (SUI)
 Bruno Risi (SUI)

It was contested in the MECC Maastricht from 1976 to 1987.[2] In 2006, the event was organized again, but the 2007 edition had to be cancelled due to financial difficulties.

The competition's roll of honor includes victories by Eddy Merckx and Danny Clark. The record of victories, however, belongs to René Pijnen.

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1976 Australia  Graeme Gilmore
Belgium  Patrick Sercu
West Germany  Günther Haritz
Netherlands  René Pijnen
West Germany  Albert Fritz
West Germany  Wilfried Peffgen
1977 Belgium  Eddy Merckx
Belgium  Patrick Sercu
Netherlands  Gerben Karstens
Netherlands  René Pijnen
Australia  Donald Allan
Australia  Danny Clark
1978 Netherlands  Gerrie Knetemann
Netherlands  René Pijnen
West Germany  Albert Fritz
West Germany  Wilfried Peffgen
Australia  Danny Clark
Netherlands  Gerben Karstens
1979 Australia  Donald Allan
Australia  Danny Clark
Netherlands  René Pijnen
Netherlands  Jan Raas
West Germany  Albert Fritz
Belgium  Patrick Sercu
1980 Netherlands  Gerrie Knetemann
Netherlands  René Pijnen
West Germany  Albert Fritz
Belgium  Patrick Sercu
Denmark  Gert Frank
Liechtenstein  Roman Hermann
1981 Netherlands  René Pijnen
Netherlands  Ad Wijnands
West Germany  Albert Fritz
West Germany  Günther Schumacher
West Germany  Udo Hempel
West Germany  Josef Kristen
1982 Netherlands  René Pijnen
Netherlands  Ad Wijnands
West Germany  Albert Fritz
West Germany  Wilfried Peffgen
Netherlands  Gerrie Knetemann
Belgium  Patrick Sercu
1983 West Germany  Albert Fritz
West Germany  Dietrich Thurau
West Germany  Josef Kristen
Netherlands  René Pijnen
Switzerland  Robert Dill-Bundi
Denmark  Gert Frank
1984 Australia  Danny Clark
Netherlands  René Pijnen
Denmark  Gert Frank
West Germany  Horst Schütz
West Germany  Albert Fritz
West Germany  Dietrich Thurau
1985 Australia  Danny Clark
United Kingdom  Anthony Doyle
Denmark  Gert Frank
Netherlands  René Pijnen
Liechtenstein  Roman Hermann
Netherlands  Gerrie Knetemann
1986 Netherlands  René Pijnen
West Germany  Dietrich Thurau
Australia  Danny Clark
United Kingdom  Anthony Doyle
Liechtenstein  Roman Hermann
West Germany  Josef Kristen
1987 Australia  Danny Clark
United Kingdom  Anthony Doyle
Belgium  Etienne De Wilde
Netherlands  Teun van Vliet
Liechtenstein  Roman Hermann
Netherlands  Joop Zoetemelk
1988-2005 No edition
2006 Switzerland  Franco Marvulli
Switzerland  Bruno Risi
Belgium  Iljo Keisse
Italy  Marco Villa
Netherlands  Danny Stam
Netherlands  Peter Schep
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References

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