Race details | |
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Region | Quebec, Canada |
Local name(s) | Six Jours de Québec (in French) |
Discipline | Track |
Type | Six-day racing |
History | |
First edition | 1964 |
Editions | 3 |
Final edition | 1966 |
First winner | Emile Severeyns (BEL) Lucien Gillen (LUX) |
Most wins | Emile Severeyns (BEL) (2 wins) |
Final winner | Fritz Pfenninger (SUI) Sigi Renz (DEU) |
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