Six Days of Essen

The Six Days of Essen was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Essen, Germany.[1]

Six Days of Essen
Race details
DateFebruary, March
RegionEssen, Germany
Local name(s)Sechstagerennen von Essen (in German)
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
History
First edition1960 (1960)
Editions8
Final edition1967
First winner Hans Jarosczewicz (GER)
 Günther Ziegler (GER)
Most wins Fritz Pfenninger (SUI)
 Peter Post (NED) (3 wins)
Final winner Fritz Pfenninger (SUI)
 Peter Post (NED)

Fritz Pfenninger and Peter Post won in three of the eight editions, of which two as couple.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
1960 Germany Hans Jarosczewicz
Germany Günther Ziegler
Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Netherlands Gerrit Schulte
Australia Reginald Arnold
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
1961 Australia Reginald Arnold
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Germany Rudi Altig
Germany Hans Junkermann
Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Switzerland Jean Roth
1962 Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
Germany Rudi Altig
Germany Hans Junkermann
Belgium Emile Severeyns
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
1963 Germany Rudi Altig
Germany Hans Junkermann
Netherlands Peter Post
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
1964 Germany Rudi Altig
Germany Hans Junkermann
Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Germany Sigi Renz
Denmark Palle Lykke Jensen
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
1965 Netherlands Peter Post
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Germany Rudi Altig
Germany Hans Junkermann
Denmark Palle Lykke Jensen
Denmark Freddy Eugen
1966 Netherlands Peter Post
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Germany Sigi Renz
Germany Rudi Altig
Germany Dieter Kemper
1967 Netherlands Peter Post
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
Germany Sigi Renz
Germany Hans Junkermann
Germany Horst Oldenburg
Germany Dieter Kemper

References

  1. "6 jours d'Essen (Allemagne)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. "Essen, Sechstagerennen". radsportseiten.net (in German). 2023.
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