Six Days of Cologne

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Six Days of Cologne
Race details
Region Cologne, Germany
Discipline Track
Type Six-day racing
History
First edition1928 (1928)
Editions46 (as of 1998)
Final edition1998
First winnerFlag of Germany.svg  Viktor Rausch  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Gottfried Hürtgen  (GER)
Most winsFlag of Germany.svg  Albert Fritz  (GER) (6 wins)
Final winnerFlag of Germany.svg  Andreas Kappes  (GER)
Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Baffi  (ITA)

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

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1928 Flag of Germany.svg Viktor Rausch
Flag of Germany.svg Gottfried Hürtgen
Flag of Germany.svg Paul Buschenhagen
Flag of Germany.svg Theo Frankenstein
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alfons Goossens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Henri Stockelynck
1929 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Neef
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Goossens
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Göbel
Flag of Germany.svg Gottfried Hürtgen
Flag of France.svg Adolphe Charlier
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Henri Duray
1930 Flag of Germany.svg Viktor Rausch
Flag of Germany.svg Gottfried Hürtgen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan van Kempen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Piet van Kempen
Flag of Germany.svg Georg Kroschel
Flag of Germany.svg Willy Rieger
1931 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Göbel
Flag of Germany.svg Adolf Schön
Flag of Germany.svg Werner Miethe
Flag of Germany.svg Gottfried Hürtgen
Flag of Germany.svg Oskar Tietz
Flag of Germany.svg Willy Rieger
1932 Flag of France.svg Paul Broccardo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emil Richli
Flag of Germany.svg Viktor Rausch
Flag of Germany.svg Gottfried Hürtgen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Pijnenburg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Piet van Kempen
1933 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Göbel
Flag of Germany.svg Adolf Schön
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Pijnenburg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cor Wals
Flag of France.svg Adolphe Charlier
Flag of Germany.svg Werner Ippen
1934-58No race
1959 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Valentin Petry
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Junkermann
Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Terruzzi
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Steenbergen
Flag of Germany.svg Heinz Vopel
1960 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Junkermann
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Steenbergen
Flag of Germany.svg Günther Ziegler
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerrit Schulte
Flag of Germany.svg Willi Franssen
1961 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Looy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Steenbergen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Emiel Severeyns
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Roggendorf
1962 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Steenbergen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Emiel Severeyns
Flag of Denmark.svg Palle Lykke Jensen
Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Roggendorf
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Oskar Plattner
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Junkermann
1963 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Pfenninger
Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Altig
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Junkermann
Flag of Denmark.svg Palle Lykke Jensen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Steenbergen
1964 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Germany.svg Hans Junkermann
Flag of Denmark.svg Palle Lykke Jensen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Steenbergen
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
1965 Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Altig
Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Pfenninger
Flag of Denmark.svg Palle Lykke Jensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Freddy Eugen
1966 Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Altig
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Steenbergen
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Schulze
1967 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Altig
Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Pfenninger
1968 Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Altig
Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eddy Merckx
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Germany.svg Horst Oldenburg
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
1969 Flag of Germany.svg Horst Oldenburg
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Altig
Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
1970 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Altig
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eddy Merckx
1971 Flag of Germany.svg Rudi Altig
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Schulze
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of France.svg Alain Van Lancker
1972 Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Schulze
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leo Duyndam
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
1973 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of France.svg Alain Van Lancker
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Schulze
1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graeme Gilmore
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leo Duyndam
Flag of Germany.svg Udo Hempel
1975 Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Tschan
Flag of France.svg Alain Van Lancker
Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Schulze
1976 Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
Flag of Germany.svg Günther Haritz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Udo Hempel
1977 Flag of Germany.svg Günther Haritz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Tschan
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Schulze
1978 Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Tschan
Flag of Germany.svg Gregor Braun
Flag of Germany.svg Günther Haritz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
1979 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Germany.svg Gregor Braun
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Germany.svg Horst Schütz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
1980 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Clark
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Gregor Braun
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
1981 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Clark
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donald Allan
Flag of Denmark.svg Gert Frank
1982 Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Germany.svg Gregor Braun
Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kristen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
1983 Flag of Germany.svg Dietrich Thurau
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Denmark.svg Gert Frank
Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of Germany.svg Gregor Braun
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
1984 Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kristen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
Flag of Germany.svg Horst Schütz
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Robert Dill-Bundi
Flag of Germany.svg Dietrich Thurau
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
1985 Flag of Germany.svg Dietrich Thurau
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Clark
Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kristen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henri Rinklin
Flag of Germany.svg Horst Schütz
Flag of Denmark.svg Gert Frank
1986 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Roman Hermann
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Sigmund Hermann
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stan Tourné
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Doyle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Clark
1987 Flag of Germany.svg Dietrich Thurau
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Roman Hermann
Flag of Germany.svg Josef Kristen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stan Tourné
1988 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stan Tourné
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Doyle
Flag of Denmark.svg Hans-Henrik Ørsted
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Roman Hermann
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kappes
1989 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Doyle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Clark
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Roman Hermann
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kappes
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stan Tourné
1990 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kappes
Flag of Germany.svg Volker Diehl
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stan Tourné
Flag of Germany.svg Remig Stumpf
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Veggerby
1991 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kappes
Flag of Italy.svg Pierangelo Bincoletto
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Holenweger
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Veggerby
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stan Tourné
1992 Flag of Germany.svg Remig Stumpf
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Holenweger
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kappes
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Görgen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Veggerby
1993 Flag of Germany.svg Remig Stumpf
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Urs Freuler
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Görgen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Veggerby
Flag of Italy.svg Pierangelo Bincoletto
Flag of Germany.svg Roland Günther
1994 Flag of Germany.svg Carsten Wolf
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Urs Freuler
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kappes
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kurt Betschart
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Risi
1995 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kurt Betschart
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Risi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Woods
Flag of Denmark.svg Jimmi Madsen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kappes
1996 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Kappes
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Veggerby
Flag of Denmark.svg Jimmi Madsen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Woods
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Clark
1997 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne De Wilde
Flag of Germany.svg Olaf Ludwig
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Veggerby
Flag of Denmark.svg Jimmi Madsen
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andreas Kappes
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Risi
1998 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andreas Kappes
Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Baffi
Flag of Italy.svg Silvio Martinello
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Villa
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Veggerby
Flag of Denmark.svg Jimmi Madsen

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