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Amsterdam Six Day - 6D
Netherlands, October 21-26, 2002
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Day 6 - October 26
Martinello/Villa beat Stam/Slippens on final day
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Italian pair Silvio Martinello and Marco Villa have triumphed on the final day in the Six Days of Amsterdam, beating local hopes Danny Stam and Robert Slippens by just 10 points in a very close battle. Stam/Slippens had led coming into the final day, but the Italians consistently outscored them in each event on the program. In third place were last year's champions Scott McGrory and Matthew Gilmore, who regained a lap in the final madison, but did not have enough points to overhaul the leading two pairs. Also finishing on the same lap were Swiss pair Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart, winners of the last madison.
Martinello/Villa started well by winning the classement sprints and team elimination race. Stam/Slippens were stronger in the paired 400m time trial, but Martinello picked up more valuable points in the elimination race, where he finished third. The final madison saw Betschart/Risi and McGrory/Gilmore take a lap out of the two leading pairs, but it wasn't enough to threaten them. Martinello/Villa gained another 6 points over their Dutch rivals in this race, securing them the overall classification by 10 points.
In the Sprinters Cup, Dutchman Teun Mulder won with a healthy margin over compatriot Sebastiaan Baanders and South African Dean Edwards, while in the Junior 3 Days, Belgians Steve Schets and Ingmar De Poortere dominated their opposition to finish 28 points clear of Tim Roels/Davy Tuytens, also from Belgium.
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- South Africa's Jean-Pierre Van Zijl and Robert Hunter share a joke as the teams are introduced to the crowd.
- Sprinter-turned-six-day-man Marty Nothstein piles on the pressure, and Bruno Risi has to work hard!
- Job satisfaction: Smiles all round as Servais Knaven leads Leon Van Bon into a flying 500m
- Dutch heros: Danny Stam throws Robert Slippens into the action during the Amsterdam Six.
- Top dogs: Matt Gilmore leads Scott McGrory into a flying 500m
- Matt Gilmore slings Scott McGrory into the action during a flying 500 m
- Achter de Derny: Matt Gilmore tucks in behind the Derny (here behind Joop Zijlaard)
- Dutch fast-man Rob Slippens celebrates a win.
- Masterclass: Germany's Gerd Dörich shows how to get real close
- Knaven passes Dörich during the final Madison race of the evening.
- Old friends: Bruno Risi and Joop Zijlaard celebrate winning a Derny race.
- Dancing in the dark: Gerd Dörich demonstrates his superb bike-handling skills as he leads the riders in a Mexican wave. At 45 km/h...
- Funtime: The riders follow dancemaster Gerd Dörich as he leads them around the track.
- Leon van Bon takes a breather whilst waiting for the 45-minute Madison to start.
- Full-on: Van Bon makes a break for it during the Madison.
- Slippens takes a quick look at the scoreboard during the Madison, whilst waiting for his partner to throw him in.
- Madison change: Holland's Jos Pronk gives big brother Matthé a hand-sling.
- Bruno Risi at speed, twiddling a low gear to great effect.
- Madison change: Danny Stam slings Robert Slippens into the race during the Madison.
- Learning the ropes: Wilco Zuijderwijk throws Britain's Tony Gibb into the action.
- Australia's Scott McGrory throws Belgium's Matt Gilmore into the action, and has a quick word.
- High-speed action: Van Zijl throws Hunter into the race, as the pack breathes down their necks.
- Unsung hero: Switzerland's Kurt Betschart is perfectly matched with his partner Bruno Risi.
- Bruno Risi up close.
- Brothers in arms: Bruno Risi and Kurt Betschart take the overall lead at the end of the third night.
- Quiet time: Matthé Pronk and Wilco Zuijderwijk take a break in the cabins between races.
- Top 6-day star Silvio Martinello will be retiring from Six-Day racing in November 2002. Riders and fans alike will miss the quiet, classy Italian. Grazie, Silvio!
- Domo-Farm Frites pro Servais Knaven goes back to his track roots in the Amsterdam Six.
- Three-abreast Derny action: Knaven makes his winning move.
- Dutch pro Servais Knaven and his pacer Sam Mooij celebrate victory in the evening's Derny competition.
Results
Classement sprints 1 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita) 21 pts 2 Danny Stam (Ned)/Robert Slippens (Ned) 13 3 Robert Sassone (Fra)/Roland Garber (Aut) 8 4 Gerd Dörich (Ger)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 7 5 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA) 4 6 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Scott McGrory (Aus) 4 Team elimination 1 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita) 15 pts 2 Danny Stam (Ned)/Robert Slippens (Ned) 10 3 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 8 4 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Scott McGrory (Aus) 6 5 Mario Vonhof (Ger)/Francis de Jager (Ned) 4 6 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA) 2 Paired time trial (400 m) 1 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA) 21.72 15 pts 2 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Scott McGrory (Aus) 22.14 10 3 Danny Stam (Ned)/Robert Slippens (Ned) 22.24 8 4 Jean-Pierre van Zyl (RSA)/Robert Hunter (RSA) 22.79 6 5 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 23.08 4 6 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita) 23.29 2 Derny Round 1 1 Leon van Bon (Ned) 5 pts 2 Jos Pronk (Ned) 4 3 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) 3 4 Francis de Jager (Ned) 2 5 Franz Stocher (Aut) 1 6 Roland Garber (Aut) Elimination race 1 Bruno Risi (Swi) 15 pts 2 Matthew Gilmore (Bel) 10 3 Silvio Martinello (Ita) 8 4 Robert Sassone (Fra) 6 5 Servais Knaven (Ned) 4 6 Tony Gibb (GBr) 2 Derny Round 2 1 Robert Slippens (Ned) 5 pts 2 Marco Villa (Ita) 4 3 Robert Hunter (RSA) 3 4 Kurt Betschart (Swi) 2 5 Scott McGrory (Aus) 1 6 Marthy Nothstein Midnight sprint 1 Servais Knaven (Ned)/Leon van Bon (Ned) 15 pts 2 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Scott McGrory (Aus) 10 3 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita) 8 4 Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned)/Anthony Gibb (GBr) 6 5 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA) 4 6 Lorenzo Lapage (Bel)/Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) 2 Supersprint 1 Leon van Bon (Ned) 15 pts 2 Tony Gibb (GBr) 10 3 Matthé Pronk (Ned) 8 4 Bruno Risi (Swi) 6 5 Francis de Jager (Ned) 4 6 Jimmi Madsen (Den) 2 Madison 1 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 16 pts 2 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Scott McGrory (Aus) 8 1 lap behind 3 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita) 48 4 Danny Stam (Ned)/Robert Slippens (Ned) 42 2 laps behind 5 Gerd Dörich (Ger)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 12 6 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA) 4 7 Robert Sassone (Fra)/Roland Garber (Aut) 2 8 Jean-Pierre van Zyl (RSA)/Robert Hunter (RSA) 3 laps behind 9 Servais Knaven (Ned)/Leon van Bon (Ned) 10 Mario Vonhof (Ger)/Francis de Jager (Ned) 4 laps behind 11 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Jos Pronk (Ned) 5 laps behind 12 Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned)/Anthony Gibb (GBr) 6 laps behind 13 Lorenzo Lapage (Bel)/Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Final standings after night 6 1 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita) 361 pts 2 Danny Stam (Ned)/Robert Slippens (Ned) 351 3 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Scott McGrory (Aus) 312 4 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 286 3 laps behind 5 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA) 300 5 laps behind 6 Jean-Pierre van Zyl (RSA)/Robert Hunter (RSA) 221 7 Servais Knaven (Ned)/Leon van Bon (Ned) 202 8 Gerd Dörich (Ger)/Franz Stocher (Aut) 149 6 laps behind 9 Robert Sassone (Fra)/Roland Garber (Aut) 105 12 laps behind 10 Mario Vonhof (Ger)/Francis de Jager (Ned) 136 16 laps behind 11 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Jos Pronk (Ned) 100 19 laps behind 12 Lorenzo Lapage (Bel)/Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) 46 21 laps behind 13 Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned)/Anthony Gibb (GBr) 90
Junior 3 Days
Madison 1 Steve Schets/Ingmar De Poortere (Bel) 11 pts 2 Marc Hester/Michael Mørkøv (Den) 10 3 Alex Rasmussen/Jacob Dyrgaard (Den) 3 4 Tom White/Mark Cavendish (GBr) 3 5 Kevin Sluimer/Gideon de Jong (Ned) 3 6 Reynold Smith/Michael David (RSA) 2 7 Tim Roels/Davy Tuytens (Bel) 12 1 lap behind 8 Sven Mähnert/Nicolai Raasch (Ger) 0 2 laps behind 9 Edwin van Kerkhof/Tim van der Zanden (Ned) 0 4 laps behind 10 Wim Stroetinga/Niels Pieters (Ned) 1 11 Patrick Kos/Leander Pronk (Ned) 0 Final standings after night 3 1 Steve Schets/Ingmar De Poortere (Bel) 32 pts 2 Tim Roels/Davy Tuytens (Bel) 4 1 lap behind 3 Marc Hester/Michael Mørkøv (Den) 21 4 Alex Rasmussen/Jacob Dyrgaard (Den) 14 5 Kevin Sluimer/Gideon de Jong (Ned) 12 6 Tom White/Mark Cavendish (GBr) 6 2 laps behind 7 Reynold Smith/Michael David (RSA) 2 8 Sven Mähnert/Nicolai Raasch (Ger) 2 6 laps behind 9 Wim Stroetinga/Niels Pieters (Ned) 6 8 laps behind 10 Edwin van Kerkhof/Tim van der Zanden (Ned) 0 11 laps behind 11 Patrick Kos/Leander Pronk (Ned) 0 DNF Jeroen Grit/Erik Voetman (Ned)
Sprint Cup
500 meter standing start 1 Teun Mulder (Ned) 33.51 2 Sebastiaan Baanders (Ned) 34.49 3 Tim Veldt (Ned) 35.74 4 Dean Edwards (RSA) 35.81 Keirin 1 Teun Mulder (Ned) 2 Sebastiaan Baanders (Ned) 3 Tim Veldt (Ned) 4 Dean Edwards (RSA) Day 6 classification 1 Teun Mulder (Ned) 2 pts 2 Sebastiaan Baanders (Ned) 4 3 Tim Veldt (Ned) 6 4 Dean Edwards (RSA) 8 Final standings 1 Teun Mulder (Ned) 44 pts 2 Sebastiaan Baanders (Ned) 24 3 Dean Edwards (RSA) 20 4 Tim Veldt (Ned) 13
