2000 results Program Start list Past winners
With not even a day off following the Six Days of Gent, won by Matthew Gilmore and Scott McGrory, the six day scene heads to Switzerland for the 49th running of the "Zürcher Sechstagerennen". The race starts on November 26 and finishes on Saturday, December 1 and features all the top Six Day teams. There are a few interesting additions to the start list as can be seen below.
Gent winners McGrory/Gilmore will be there, joined by road pro Daniel Schnider (Francaise des Jeux) to make a three man team. In fact, each one of the 16 teams in Zurich is comprised of two regular track riders and an "extra" rider, usually a well known Swiss road pro. Note the presence of off-roaders Thomas Frischknecht and Beat Wabel, as well as the retired Russian, Evgeni Berzin. These additional riders normally compete in their own competition, with their points being added to the team's total.
Professionals 1 Marty Nothstein (USA)/James Carney (USA)/Markus Joho (Swi) 2 Frank Kowatschitsch (Ger)/Franz Stocher (Aut)/Massimo Strazzer (Ita) 3 Etienne De Wilde (Bel)/Lars Teutenberg (Ger)/Evgeni Berzin (Rus) 4 Scott McGrory (Aus)/Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Daniel Schnider (Swi) 5 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)/Fabian Cancellara (Ita) 6 Dany Stam (Ned)/Robert Slippens (Ned)/Lukas Zumsteg (Swi) 7 Frank Corvers (Ger)/Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Marcel Strauss (Swi) 8 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)/Markus Zberg (Swi) 9 Gerd Dörich (Ger)/Mario Vonhof (Ger)/Bert Grabsch (Ger) 10 Erik Weispfennig (Ger)/Stefan Steinweg (Ger)/Roland Müller (Swi) 11 Adriano Baffi (Ita)/Christian Weber (Swi)/Roger Beuchat (Swi) 12 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)/Niki Aebersold (Swi) 13 Alex Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Martin Elmiger (Swi) 14 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Andy Kappes (Ger)/Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) 15 M. Kammermann (Swi)/Lorenzo Lapage (Bel)/Christian Heule (Swi) 16 Patrik Fäh (Swi)/Patrik Kraus (Swi)/Beat Wabel (Swi) Amateurs 1 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jürgen Van Loocke (Bel) 2 Patrizio Frigeri (Ger)/Karsten Wörner (Ger) 3 Maurice Friedemann (Ger)/Florian Owen (Ger) 4 Stefan Löffler (Ger)/Jan Ott (Ger) 5 Stefan Mittelhammer (Ger)/Karsten Lange (Ger) 6 Oliver Mattmann (Swi)/Ralph Zimmermann (Swi) 7 Stefan Schär (Swi)/Sergio Schudel (Swi) 8 Michael Müller (Swi)/Tobias Baumgartner (Swi) 9 Laurent Arn (Swi)/Marco VonKänel (Swi) 10 Walter Tresch (Swi)/Martial Heer (Swi) 11 Vincent Bionda (Swi)/Stéphane Rouiller (Swi) 12 Benjamin Baumgartner (Swi)/PeterCyrill Schindler (Swi) 13 Kevin Jaeggi (Swi)/Stefan Peterer (Swi) 14 Mario Wagner (Swi)/Marco Hartmann (Swi) 15 René Schibli (Swi)/Daniel Temperli (Swi) 16 Reto Küng (Swi)/Kay Wörner (Swi) Stayers 1 Carsten Podlesch (Ger) behind Bruno Walrave (Ned) 2 Peter Jörg (Swi) behind Robert Buchmann (Swi) 3 Hanskurt Brand (Swi) behind René Aebi (Swi) 4 Sabino Cannone (Ita) behind Dieter Durst (Ger) 5 Jan Ramsauer (Swi) behind Jos De Bakker (Bel) 6 Ruedi Keller (Swi) behind Peter Steiger (Swi) 7 Stefan Klare (Ger) behind Christian Dippel (Ger) 8 Felice Puttini (Swi) behind Roberto Puttini (Swi)
2000 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)/Markus Zberg (Swi) 1999 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart 1998 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart 1997 Silvio Martinello/Marco Villa 1996 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart 1995 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart 1994 Urs Freuler/Carsten Wolf 1993 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart 1992 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart 1991 Stephan Joho/Werner Stutz 1990 Adriano Baffi/Pierangelo Bincoletto 1989 Adriano Baffi/Pierangelo Bincoletto 1988 Daniel Gisiger/Joerg Mueller 1987 Urs Freuler/Dietrich Thurau 1986 Urs Freuler/Daniel Gisiger 1985 Gerd Frank/Rene Pijnen 1984 Urs Freuler/Daniel Gisiger 1983 Urs Freuler/Daniel Gisiger 1982 Urs Freuler/Robert Dill-Bundi 1981 Dietrich Thurau/Albert Fritz 1980 Horst Schuetz/Roman Hermann 1979 Patrick Sercu/Albert Fritz 1978 Rene Pijnen/Rene Savary 1977 Patrick Sercu/Eddy Merckx 1976 Wilfried Peffgen/Albert Fritz 1975 Patrick Sercu/Guenther Haritz 1974 Klaus Bugdahl/Graeme Gilmore 1973 Leo Duyndam/Piet de Wit 1972 Wilfried Peffgen/Albert Fritz/Graeme Gilmore 1971 Klaus Bugdahl/Dieter Kemper/Louis Pfenninger 1970 Peter Post/Fritz Pfenninger/Erich Spahn 1969 Klaus Bugdahl/Dieter Kemper 1968 Klaus Bugdahl/Fritz Pfenninger 1967 Freddy Eugen/Palle Lykke 1966 Rudi Altig/Sigi Renz 1965 Peter Post/Fritz Pfenninger 1964 Peter Post/Fritz Pfenninger 1963 Peter Post/Fritz Pfenninger 1962 Klaus Bugdahl/Fritz Pfenninger 1961 Rik van Steenbergen/Emile Severeyns 1960 Kay Werner Nielsen/Palle Lykke 1959 (II) Walter Bucher/Reginald Arnold 1959 (I) Rik van Steenbergen/Emile Severeyns 1958 Jean Roth/Fritz Pfenninger 1957 Gerrit Schulte/Armin van Bueren 1956 Gerrit Schulte/Kay Werner Nielsen 1955 Jean Roth/Walter Bucher 1954 Hugo Koblet/Armin van Bueren Most successful riders: Rider Wins Fritz Pfenninger 7 Bruno Risi 7 Kurt Betschart 7 Urs Freuler 6 Klaus Bugdahl 5 Albert Fritz 4 Peter Post 4 Daniel Gisiger 4 Patrick Sercu 3 Gerrit Schulte 2 Graeme Gilmore 2 Jean Roth 2 Kay Werner Nielsen 2 Armin van Bueren 2 Dieter Kemper 2 Palle Lykke 2 Dietrich Thurau 2 Emile Severeyns 2 Pierangelo Bincoletto 2 Rene Pijnen 2 Rik van Steenbergen 2 Adriano Baffi 2 Walter Bucher 2 Wilfried Peffgen 2 Markus Zberg 1 Leo Duyndam 1 Louis Pfenninger 1 Marco Villa 1 Erich Spahn 1 Guenther Haritz 1 Horst Schuetz 1 Hugo Koblet 1 Piet de Wit 1 Reginald Arnold 1 Freddy Eugen 1 Rene Savary 1 Joerg Mueller 1 Robert Dill-Bundi 1 Roman Hermann 1 Rudi Altig 1 Sigi Renz 1 Silvio Martinello 1 Stephan Joho 1 Eddy Merckx 1 Gerd Frank 1 Werner Stutz 1 Carsten Wolf 1 Winners lists courtesy of Bernd Busslap