42nd Six Days of Bremen - 6D

Bremen, Germany, January 12-17, 2006

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Day 1 - January 12

Photography

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Images by Paul J. Wright/www.pjwphotos.co.uk

British flag but no riders from GB this year. There was a British pairing due to ride in the Under 23's section, but they didn't start.
190m Track with the VIP boxes and 9 bars in the track centre, shortly before the doors were opened and the hall filled up with spectators.
Bruno Risi and Kurt Betschart 'sign on' in front of the German media before the ceremonial start of the first night of the event.
All the presentations made and VIPs introduced, the riders prepare for the start of the main event.
The Six-Day is under way and riders start to pick up speed before the first points of the session (every 10 laps) but with a short track the action was almost continuous while the riders were on the track.
Bruno Risi, Jimmi Madsen, Iijo Keisse and Andreas Kappes pick up the pace in the early laps of the first night's racing.
A real favourite with the partisan crowd was Erik Zabel.
Marc Hester slings Jimmi Madsen into the fray. Watching these hand-slings at around thirty miles an hours was great.
Marco Villa relays Erik Zabel into the action behind Iijo Keisse as the pace hots up for the next sprint.
Eventual overall winners of the event, Robert Slippens throws Danny Stam into the action as the pair stir things up on the first night.
Andreas Muller throws Erik Weißpfennig into the action as the pace remains high on the opening event of the night.
First (and only?) casualty of the event was Bruno Risi. He and his partner Kurt Betschart crashed during the first evening's session resulting in a possible broken collar bone for Risi. Here he is attended to at the track side by the medical team.
Crowd favourites Erik Zabel and team mate Marco Villa do a lap of honour after taking victory in on of the early intermediate events within the six-day.
Guido Fulst winds up the pace for his team mate Leif Lampater as the pair 'go for a time' in the 500m Time Trial.
Andreas Kappes picks up the pace for team mate Franco Marvulli as the pair wind it up in the 500m Time Trial..
Next up were the crowd favourites, Erik Zabel and Marco Villa. Here Villa sets the pace for Zabel as the pair put in their effort for the 500m Time Trial.

Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net

Erik Zabel (Milram) gets slung in by Marco Villa
Zabel behind the derny
Erik Zabel (Milram) is a man of many talents
Erik Zabel (Milram) and Marco Villa advertise Aida: The Musical. Wasn't it good enough as an opera?

Results

Standings after night 1

1 Guido Fulst/Leif Lampater (Ger)                 67 pts
2 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)                55
3 Andreas Beikirch/Robert Bartko (Ger)            46

1 lap behind

4 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)      79
5 Erik Zabel (Ger)/Marco Villa (Ita)              64
6 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)               50
7 Jimmi Madsen/Marc Hester (Den)                  19

2 laps behind

8 Robert Bengsch (Ger)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)  35
9 Christian Grasmann/Lars Teutenberg (Ger)        18
10 Gerd Dörich/Frank Kowatschitsch (Ger)          14
11 Erik Weispfennig/Andreas Müller (Ger)          12

7 laps behind

12 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                12

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