65th Zesdaagse Van Vlaanderen-Gent - 6D

Belgium, November 22-27, 2005

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Day 2 - November 23

Photography

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Images by Luc Claessen/www.actiefotos.be

Andreas Beikirch and Dimitri De Fauw put the pedal down
Andreas Beikirch and Dimitri De Fauw ride together on night two in Gent
Kurt Betschart launches Bruno Risi during the team elimination event
Bruno Risi rides strongly during night two action
Mark Cavendish focuses before his ride
Danny Stam going at it full tilt
Dimitri De Fauw after his victory
Dimitri De Fauw at maximum attack
De Ketele in the pack
Kenny De Ketele looks ahead before his race
Kenny De Ketele relaxes post race
Gert Dorich heads a small leading group
Matt Gilmore and Iljo Keisse had another successful night
Matt Gilmore and Iljo Keisse rode well together on night two
Iljo Keisse
Iljo Keisse deep in thought before his race
Kenny De Ketele rides hard during night two in Gent
Laura Lynn sings - again
Juan Llaneras sit behind behind Michel Vaarten
Marc Hester goes for it
Mark Cavendish looks strong in Gent
Matt Gilmore sprints hard
Matt Gilmore isn't expending too much energy and looks comfortable
Scott McGrory focuses before his race
Scott McGrory and Robert Bartko following their win
The stands were a bit empty on night two in Gent
Bruno Risi leads Robert Bartko
Bruno Risi and Kurt Betschart celebrate at the end of night two
Bruno Risi's speed machine looks, well...fast
Robert Slippens rides alone on night two
Scott McGrory giving it all he's got
Danny Stam and Robert Bartko hammer away just before the finish
Steven de Neef and Steve Schets ride side-by-side
Derny riders meeting in progress...where are those frites?
Wouter Van Mechelen leads Dimitri De Fauw
Wouter Van Mechelen rides conservatively early in his race
Iljo Keisse follows the derny

Results

Points race
 
1 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)        10 pts
2 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)                     9
3 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)         8
4 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)                    8
5 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)                     6
6 Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott McGrory (Aus)              6
7 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)              5
8 Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)            5
9 Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)                  3
10 Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)                  3
11 Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)          2
12 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                     1
13 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
 
Team elimination
 
1 Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott McGrory (Aus)             15 pts
2 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                     10
3 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)                     8
4 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)                    6
5 Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)           4
6 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)         2
7 Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
8 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)
9 Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)
10 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
11 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)
12 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
13 Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)
 
One lap time trial
 
1 Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott McGrory (Aus)             15 pts
2 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)                    10
3 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)         8
4 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)                    6
5 Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)            4
6 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)         2
7 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)
8 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)
9 Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)
10 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
11 Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)
12 Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
13 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)
 
Madison
 
1 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                     15 pts
2 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)                   10
3 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)                     8
4 Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott McGrory (Aus)              6
 
One lap behind  
 
5 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)              4
6 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)         2
7 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
8 Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)
9 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)
10 Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
11 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)
 
Two laps behind  
 
12 Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)
13 Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)
 
Derny 1
 
1 Andreas Beikirch (Ger)                               5 pts
2 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)                                4
3 Matthé Pronk (Ned)                                   3
4 Juan Llaneras (Spa)                                  2
5 Christian Grasmann (Ger)                             1
6 Gerd Dörich (Ger)
 
Elimination
 
1 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)                               15 pts
2 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)                           10
3 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)                            8
4 Marc Hester (Den)                                    6
5 Steve Schets (Bel)                                   4
6 Marty Nothstein (USA)                                2
7 Robert Hayles (GBr)
8 Kurt Betschart (Swi)
9 Robert Bartko (Ger)
10 Peter Schep (Ned)
11 Danny Stam (Ned)
12 Marco Villa (Ita)
13 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)
 
Derny 2
 
1 Iljo Keisse (Bel)                                    5 pts
2 Bruno Risi (Swi)                                     4
3 Scott McGrory (Aus)                                  3
4 Robert Slippens (Ned)                                2
5 Franco Marvulli (Swi)                                1
6 Mark Cavendish (GBr)
 
500m time trial
 
1 Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott McGrory (Aus)             15 pts
2 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)             10
3 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)         8
4 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)                    6
5 Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)            4
6 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)         2
7 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)
8 Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)
9 Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)
10 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
11 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)
12 Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
13 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)
 
Madison 30 min + 10 laps
 
1 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)                   15 pts
2 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)             10
3 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                      8
 
One lap behind  
 
4 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)      6
5 Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)            4
6 Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott McGrory (Aus)              2
7 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)
8 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)
 
Two laps behind  
 
9 Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)
10 Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
11 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)
 
Three laps behind  
 
12 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
13 Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)
 
Supersprint
 
1 Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)                  15 pts
2 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)        10
3 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)                     8
4 Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)                  6
5 Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)           4
6 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)         2
7 Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)
8 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
9 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)
10 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)
11 Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott McGrory (Aus)
12 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)
13 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)
 
Scratch
 
1 Robert Slippens (Ned)                               15 pts
2 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)                               10
3 Steven Deneef (Bel)                                  8
4 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)                            4
5 Robert Hayles (GBr)
6 Christian Grasmann (Ger)
7 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)
8 Peter Schep (Ned)
9 Marty Nothstein (USA)
10 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
11 Franco Marvulli (Swi)
12 Kurt Betschart (Swi)
13 Robert Bartko (Ger)
 
Derny finale
 
1 Iljo Keisse (Bel)                                    5 pts
2 Bruno Risi (Swi)                                     4
3 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)                                3
4 Scott McGrory (Aus)                                  2
5 Matthé Pronk (Ned)                                   1
6 Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
 
Overall Standings after two nights
 
1 Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)                  132 pts
 
One lap behind  
 
2 Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott McGrory (Aus)            123
3 Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)                   116
4 Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                     71
 
Three laps behind  
 
5 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)             91
 
Four laps behind  
 
6 Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)     48
 
Five laps behind  
 
7 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)                    59
8 Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)           44
 
Six laps behind  
 
9 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)        48
10 Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)                29
 
Seven laps behind  
 
11 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)       97
 
Eight laps behind  
 
12 Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)         48
13 Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)                 36
Espoirs
1 Nicky Cocquyt/Davy Tuytens (Bel)                   26 pts
2 Gert-Jan Jonkman/Kevin Sluimer (Ned)               19
3 Michael Arends/Erik Mohs (Ger)                     18
4 Tim Roels/Tim Mertens (Bel)                        12
5 Geraint Tennant/Ian Stannard (GBr)                  8
6 Thomas Murray/Peter Williams (GBr)                  4
7 Ingmar De Poortere (Bel)/Triatan Marquet (Swi)      2

At 1 lap

8 Niels Pieters (Ned)/Tom Smith (GBr)                13
9 Jiri Hochmann/Vojtech Haceky (Cze)                  1

At 2 laps

10 Mads Rydicher/Philip Nielsen (Den)                 5

At 6 laps

11 Michael Kocner/Georg Tazreiter (Aut)               5