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64th Zesdaagse Van Vlaanderen-Gent - 6D
Belgium, November 23-28, 2004
Day 1 - November 23
Villa/Stocher lead
After the first night of racing in Gent, Marco Villa and Franz Stocher have taken a one lap lead over the rest of the field, despite being well down on points. The pair did not lose any laps in either of the madisons, and now lead high points scorers Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach and Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko, with another three teams on the same lap.
Local boy Iljo Keisse together with Andreas Beikirch recorded a popular victory in the second madison of the evening, beating Gilmore/Bartko and Risi/Betschart. They finished the night in fifth place, still well in touch with the leaders.
In a blow for organisers Australian crowd favourite Scott McGrory was a late withdrawal due to illness. He has been replaced by Lars Teutenberg who rode with McGrory's countryman Luke Roberts.
Photography
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- Robert Slippens won the one-lap time trial with team-mate Danny Stam
- Matthew Gilmore and Robert Bartko execute an exhange
- Britain's Rob Hayles was paired with Denmark's Jimmi Madsen
- Robert Bartko leads the bunch out of the steep turn of the Gent velodrome
- Wouter Van Mechelen rides in the Gent Six
- Franco Marvulli and Alexander Aeschbach changes ends in the Madison
- Matthe Pronk gib gas!
- Iljo Keisse is a home-town hero at the Gent Six
- Action from the Madison
- Bruno Risi throws Kurt Betschart in the fray in the madison
- Luke Roberts is one Australian who hasn't headed home to escape the European winter
- Rob Hayles rides in the time trial
- Franco Marvulli and Alexander Aeschbach won the elimination race and the 500m time trial on the first night
- Franco Marvulli in first-night action
- The Villa/Stocher team was in front after the first night
- Riders roll down the straight in the very intimate Gent velodrome
- No famous Belgians jokes please - the starter, Eddy Merckx, Cynthia Reekmans (Miss Belgian Beauty 2005)
- Cynthia Reekmans and the PM - Belgian premier Guy Verhofstadt is well-known as a big bike racing fan
- Robert Bartko and Matthew Gilmore ready for more racing
- Bruno Risi signs in
- The U23 Brits were in the thick of the action on the first night
- A British/Belgian under-23 duo extends the hand of friendship across the North Sea - and in teh Gent velodrome
- Game face on! One of the British pair gets a move on
- The British riders get a big reception at Gent, which always has a large UK contingent in the crowd
- One of the French under-23 pair takes a nervous look over his shoulder
- Tom White and Geriant Thomas exchange in the under-23 race
Results
Points race 1 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 15 pts 2 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 9 3 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 8 4 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 8 5 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 7 6 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 4 7 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 3 8 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 3 9 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 3 10 Andreas Kappes/Gert Dörich (Ger) 2 11 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 2 12 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 2 13 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) Elimination 1 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 15 pts 2 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 10 3 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 8 4 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 6 5 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 4 6 Andreas Kappes/Gert Dörich (Ger) 2 7 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 8 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 9 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 10 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 11 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 12 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) 13 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 500 m time trial 1 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 28.37 2 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 28.56 3 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 28.64 4 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 28.77 5 Döruch-Kappes 28.79 6 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 28.98 7 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 29.39 8 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 29.41 9 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 29.53 10 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 29.63 11 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 12 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 29.84 13 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) 30.04 Madison 1 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 2 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 3 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 4 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 1 lap behind 5 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 6 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 7 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 8 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 9 Andreas Kappes/Gert Dörich (Ger) 2 laps behind 10 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) 11 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 12 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 13 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) Derny 1 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) 5 pts 2 Bruno Risi (Swi) 4 3 Matthé Pronk (Ned) 3 4 Franco Marvulli (Swi) 2 5 Gerd Dörich (Ger) 1 6 Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 0 Elimination 1 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 15 pts 2 Kurt Betschart (Swi) 10 3 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 8 4 Robert Bartko (Ger) 6 5 Steven De Neef (Bel) 4 6 Andreas Kappes (Ger) 2 7 Russell Downing (GBr) 0 8 Jozef Zabka (Svk) 0 9 Luke Roberts (Aus) 0 10 Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 0 11 Franz Stocher (Aut) 0 12 Robert Hayles (GBr) 0 13 Danny Stam (Ned) 0 Derny 1 Jimmy Madsen (Den) 5 pts 2 Iljo Keisse (Bel) 4 3 Robert Slippens (Ned) 3 4 Marco Villa (Ita) 2 5 Lars Teutenberg (Ger) 1 6 Martin Liska (Svk) 0 1 lap time trial 1 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 8.87 2 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 9.05 3 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 9.08 4 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 9.10 5 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 9.11 6 Andreas Kappes/Gerd Dörich (Ger) 9.12 7 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 9.13 8 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 9.16 9 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 9.17 10 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 9.37 11 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 9.37 12 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 9.39 13 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) 9.52 Supersprint 1 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 15 pts 2 Andreas Kappes/Gerd Dörich (Ger) 10 3 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 8 4 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 6 5 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 4 6 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 2 7 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 0 8 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 0 9 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 0 10 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 0 11 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 0 12 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 0 13 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) 0 Madison 1 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 15 pts 2 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 10 3 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 8 4 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 6 1 lap behind 5 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 4 6 Andreas Kappes/Gerd Dörich (Ger) 2 7 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 0 2 laps behind 8 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 0 9 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 0 10 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 0 11 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 0 12 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 0 3 laps behind 13 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) 0 Elimination 1 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 15 pts 2 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 10 3 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 8 4 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 6 5 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 4 6 Andreas Kappes/Gerd Dörich (Ger) 2 7 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 0 8 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 0 9 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 0 10 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 0 11 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 0 12 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 0 13 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) 0 Derny 1 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) 5 pts 2 Iljo Keisse (Bel) 4 3 Jimmy Madsen (Den) 3 4 Bruno Risi (Swi) 2 5 Robert Slippens (Ned) 1 6 Matthé Pronk (Ned) 0 Standings after night 1 1 Marco Villa (Ita)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 30 pts 1 lap behind 2 Franco Marvulli/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 73 3 Matthew Gilmore/Robert Bartko (Ger) 72 4 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 58 5 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 51 6 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 37 2 laps behind 7 Andreas Kappes/Gerd Dörich (Ger) 27 8 Jimmy Madsen (Den)/Robert Hayles (GBr) 16 3 laps behind 9 Lars Teutenberg/Luke Roberts (Aus) 14 4 laps behind 10 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 46 11 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA) 28 12 Martin Liska/Jozef Zabka (Svk) 19 5 laps behind 13 Dean Downing/Russell Downing (GBr) 0
U23 Six Days of the Future
Standings after night 1
1 Kenny De Ketele/Steve Schets (Bel) 23 pts
2 Geert Jan Jonkman/Wim Stroetinga (Ned) 18
3 Davy Tuytens/Gianni Meersman (Bel) 7
4 Tim Van Der Zanden/Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) 1
1 laps behind
5 Matthew Brammeier/Mark Cavendish (GBr) 15
6 Tim Roels/Tim Mertens (Bel) 12
7 Nicky Cocquyt/Kerian De Fauw (Bel) 11
8 Tom White/Geriant Thomas (GBr) 10
9 Cédric Agez/Michael Mallie (Fra) 6
10 Michael Berling/Alex Rasmussen (Den) 3
4 laps behind
11 René Schibl (Swi)/Patrick Betz (Ger)
