Six Days of Groningen

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Six Days of Groningen
Race details
Region Groningen, Netherlands
Local name(s)Groninger zesdaagse (in Dutch)
Discipline Track
Type Six-day racing
History
First edition1970 (1970)
Editions4
Final edition1979
First winnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Janssen  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Peter Post  (NED)
Most winsFlag of Germany.svg  Klaus Bugdahl  (FRG)
Flag of Germany.svg  Dieter Kemper  (FRG) (2 wins)
Final winnerFlag of Germany.svg  Wilfried Peffgen  (FRG)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  René Pijnen  (NED)

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

Contents

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

YearWinnerSecondThird
1970 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Janssen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graeme Gilmore
Flag of Germany.svg Sigi Renz
1971 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Pfenninger
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Post
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leo Duyndam
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
1972 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Bugdahl
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Kemper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graeme Gilmore
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Theo Verschueren
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Norbert Seeuws
1973-1978No editions
1979 Flag of Germany.svg Wilfried Peffgen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg René Pijnen
Flag of Germany.svg Albert Fritz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Roman Hermann
Flag of Germany.svg Horst Schütz

References

  1. "Six-days Groningen". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
  2. "6 jours de Groningue / Groningen (Pays-Bas)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.