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Night 3 - November 18thReports: Courtesy of Fat Nick Jimi Madsen and Scott McGrory are looking very strong in the Ghent Six - very strong. I think that they may well win this race, as they have an answer to everything the other teams try. About time Madsen had a win, and the ever-improving McGrory cannot be long in notching up his first victory in a Six. Andreas Kappes is also very, very fast on this track, but he and Frank Corvers are not really in contention overall. One major change to the scoring systen this year is having a big impact on the outcome of the race. There are two Madisons each night, and the winner of each of these Madisons is awarded a bonus lap. So to win overall, you have to win these Madisons each night. This is what local heroes Etienne de Wilde and Matt Gilmore are slipping down the field, even though they tried really hard to win the second Madison last night, with de Wilde making out-of-the-saddle efforts with his nose on his front tyre. There are lots of British fans here (I just met some in a bar) and they have been heartened to see young Brad Wiggins hanging in there, and even winning a Devil race (elimination race) late last night. Not bad in his first Six, aged 18! Bruno Risi and Kurt Betschart are also back on for, after their troubles earlier in the week, and may yet surprise the favourites. The other big news is that organiser Patrick Sercu has installed a modern scoreboard at last, giving fans and riders alike a better overview of the race as it unfolds. By Tomas Nilsson
The third day was a long one in Gent with a matinée for the school children during day time and then the ordinary show at night. They were not disappointed, as things really did happen. Most surprising that Risi and Betschart seem to be coming back into the race, only one lap behind the leading pair of McGrory and Madsen. The explanation for Betschart's weak performance: Saddle sores. But now he is reported to have recovered despite a full day's riding. McGrory and Madsen won the first chase and are now more than 31 points ahead of "dream team" Martinello and Baffi. Three pairs are one lap behind. Kappes and Corvers have already got their bonus lap for 200 points, and the others will probably get theirs on the fourth night. However, both pairs are anyway too low on points to threaten the leading pairs by points alone and they will have to gain laps. They are quite capable of doing it. Standings after night 3: 1. Scott McGrory (Aus)/Jimmi Madsen (Den) 278 pts 2. Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Adriano Baffi (Ita) 247 One lap behind: 3. Andreas Kappes Ger)/Frank Corvers (Bel) 224 4. Etienne De Wilde (Bel)/Matthew Gilmore (Bel) 160 5. Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 143 Five laps behind: 6. Tayeb Braikia (Den)/Andrea Collinelli (Ita) 105 7. Marco Villa (Ita)/Laurenzo Lapage (Bel) 77 Eight laps behind: 8. Stefan Steinweg (Ger)/Lars Teutenberg (Ger) 54 Ten laps behind: 9. Juan Llaneras (Spa)/Isaac Galvez (Spa) 61 Fifteen laps behind: 10. Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Christian Weber (Swi) 71 Nineteen laps behind: 11. Gerd Dörich (Ger)/Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) 31 Twenty laps behind: 12. Robert Hayles (Gbr)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) 69Matinée: Derny, first round: 1. Lapage 5 pts 2. Madsen at 1 m 4 3. Corvers at 3 m 3 4. Collinelli at 25 m 2 5. Teutenberg at 30 m 1 6. Hayles at 80 m Derny second round: 1. De Wilde 5 pts 2. Risi at 3 m 4 3. Llaneras at 5 m 3 4. Van Hyfte at 30 m 2 5. Baffi at 35 m 1 6. Aeschbach at 40 m Pair elimination 1. McGrory/Madsen 15 pts 2. Martinello/Baffi 10 3. Kappes/Corvers 8 4. De Wilde/Gilmore 6 5. Villa/Lapage 4 6. Hayles/Wiggins 2 7. Steinweg/Teutenberg 8. Aeschbach/Weber 9 Risi/Betschart 10. Dörich/Van Hyfte 11. Llaneras/Galvez 12. Braikia/CollinelliEvening: First Chase, 45 mins: 1. McGrory/Madsen 25 pts 2. Martinello/Villa 15 3. Risi/Betschart 10 One lap behind: 4. Kappes/Corvers 8 5. Steinweg/Teutenberg 6 6. Llaneras/Galvez 4 7. De Wilde/Gilmore 2 8. Villa/Lapage Two laps behind: 9. Braikia/Collinelli 10. Dörich/Van Hyfte 11. Aeschbach/Weber Five laps behind: 12. Hayles -Wiggins. Second chase, 45 mins: 1. Kappes/Corvers 25 pts 2. Risi/Betschart 15 One lap behind: 3. McGrory/Madsen 10 4. Martinello/Baffi 6 5. De Wilde/Gilmore 4 6. Braikia/Collinelli 2 7. Villa/Lapage Two laps behind 8. Steinweg/Teutenberg Four laps behind: 9. Dörich/Van Hyfte 10. Aeschbach/Weber Five laps behind: 11. Hayles/Wiggins Six laps behind 12. Galvez/Llaneras Derny first round: 1. Marco Villa 5 pts 2. Paul Van Hyfte at 1m 4 3. Lars Teutenberg at 5 m 3 4. Christian Weber at 30 m 2 5. Rob Hayles at 60 m 1 6. Juan Llaneras at 120 m Derny second round: 1. De Wilde 5 pts 2. Kappes at 1 m 4 3. Madsen at m 3 4. Baffi at 25 m 2 5. Betschart at 30 m 1 8. Collinelli at 35 m Derny third round: 1. Risi 5 pts 2. Gilmore at 1 m 4 3. Corvers at 4 m 3 4. Martinello at 30 m 2 5. McGrory at 35 m 1 6. Braikia at 40 m Derny fourth round: 1. Lapage 5 pts 2. Galvez at 5 m 4 3. Steinweg at 8 m 3 4. Wiggins at 20 m 2 5. Aeschbach at 25 m 1 6. Dörich at 30 m Elimination: 1. Martinello 15 pts 2. Risi 10 3. Wiggins 8 4. Braikia 6 5. Steinweg 4 6. Dörich 2 7. Lapage 8. Corvers 9. Aeschbach 10. McGrory 11. Gilmore 12. Galvez Pair elimination: 1. Martinello/Baffi 15 pts 2. Kappes/Corvers 10 3. McGrory/Madsen 8 4. Braikia/Collinelli 6 5. De Wilde/Gilmore 4 6. Hayles/Wiggins 2 7. Steinweg/Teutenberg 8. Aeschbach/Weber 9. Villa/Lapage 10. Dörich/Van Hyfte 11. Risi/Betschart 12. Llaneras/Galvez Elimination: 1. Van Hyfte 15 pts 2. De Wilde 10 3. Teutenberg 8 4. Villa 6 5. Collinelli 4 6. Llaneras 2 7. Hayles 8. Madsen 9. Baffi 10. Betschart 11. Weber 12. Kappes 500 meters: 1. McGrory/Madsen 28.50 15 pts 2. Kappes/Corvers 28.58 10 3. Martinello/Baffi 28.85 8 4. Braikia/Collinelli 29.09 6 5. Hayles/Wiggins 29.39 4 6. De Wilde/Gilmore 29.55 2 7. Risi/Betschart 29.78 8. Steinweg/Teutenberg 29.79 9. Aeschbach/Weber 29.81 10. Villa/Lapage 30.00 11. Dörich/Van Hyfte 30.53 12. Llaneras/Galvez 30.53 Flying lap: 1. McGrory 8.88 15 pts 2. Risi 9.00 10 3. Corvers 9.12 8 4. Galvez 9.14 6 5. Hayles 9.16 4 6. Gilmore 9.16 2 7. Martinello 9.19 8. Braikia 9.27 9. Aeschbach 9.32 10. Steinweg 9.46 11. Dörich 9.46 12. Villa 9.54 Flying lap: 1. Kappes 9.01 15 pts 2. Madsen 9.11 10 3. Baffi 9.16 8 4. Weber 9.24 6 5. Collinelli 9.25 4 6. Wiggins 9.37 2 7. Teutenberg 9.40 8. De Wilde 9.41 9. Betschart 9.65 10. Van Hyfte 9.81 11. Llaneras 9.88 12. Lapage 9.91 Supersprint: 1. Matinello/Baffi 15 pts 2. McGrory/Madsen 10 3. Steinweg/Teutenberg 8 4. Dörich/Van Hyfte 6 5. Hayles/Wiggins 4 6. Braikia/Collinelli 2Amateurs: Overall after three days: 1. Pommereau (Fra)/Sassonne (Fra) 29 Three laps behind: 2. Van de Wiele (Bel)/Van der Veken (Bel) 20 3. Palicki (Ger)/Riesenberg (Ger) 12 Four laps behind: 4. Vermeersch (Bel)/Hubschwerlin (Fra) 54 5. Dhaenens (Bel)/Van den Bossche (Bel) 42 6. Barbe (Bel)/Medhurst (Nzl) 13 7. Whitcombe (USA)/Milsal (USA) 1 Five laps behind: 8. Nachtergaele (Bel)/Beirnaert (Bel) 5 Six laps behind: 9. Dobbelaere (Bel)/Bos (Ned) 5 Eight laps behind: 10. Van Hoolandt (Bel)/Keisse (Bel) 6 Ten laps behind: 11. Gijselinck (Bel)/Ruyloft (Bel) 0 Eleven laps behind: 12. Gut (Swi)/Obrist (Swi) 0 Third day: 1 Pommereau/Sassonne 12 pts One lap behind: 2 Dhaenens/Van den Bossche 13 3 Nachtergaele/Beirnaert 5 4 Palicki/Riesenberg 4 5 Barbé/Medhurst 0 Two laps behind: 6 Vermeersch/Hubschwerlin 19 7 Whitcombe -Milsal 1 8 Van der Veken/Van de Wiele 0 Three laps behind: 9 Dobbelaere/Bos 1 10 Ruyloft/Ghijselinck 0 Four laps behind: 11 Van Hoolandt/Keisse 0 Five laps behind: 12 Gut/Obrist 0 3 kms pair pursuit, RDM-CUP 1 Vermeersch/Hubschwerlin 3.21.60 (new track record) 2 Pommereau/Sassonne 3.27.78 3 Palicki/Riesenbeck 3.29.60 4 Van der Veken/Van de Wiele 3.40.41 |