62nd Zesdaagse Van Vlaanderen-Gent - 6D

Gent, Belgium, November 19-24, 2002

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Day 5 - November 23

Risi/ Betschart hang on

A crowd-pleasing Saturday night at Gent saw the Swiss pairing of Bruno Risi and Kurt Betschart move just a lap clear of rivals Matt Gilmore and Brad Wiggins, but the evening's biggest winners were Jimmi Madsen and Marty Nothstein who gained a lap in the evening's first madison to move into second place and once again look like a credible chance for the overall.

In another of the evening's highlights, Iljo Keisse and Jean-Pierre Van Zyl set a new track record of 8.63 seconds in the flying lap contest.

Photography

Images by Nick Rosenthal/www.fatnick.com

Tom Smith of Wales, winner of the amateur Ghent 3-day.
Andreas Kappes leads Andreas Beikirch into a flying lap. This duo won the Dortmund Six in 2002
Top Swiss aces Kurt Betschart and Bruno Risi
Iljo Keisse throws JP Van Zyl into the race.
Derny action from Ghent
JP chats to Marty Nothstein while Nothstein gets a leg rub.
France Marvulli shows off his world champions jersey (Scratch race, 2002) and finds time for a phone call.
Smile!
Britain's Bradley Wiggins shows how to win a Derny race....
.... and celebrates the victory, scoring points for his team along the way.
Slippens and Stam change during a Madison chase.
Swiss riders Alexander Aeschbach (top) and Franco Marvulli get some flowers.
Marty Nothstein and Jimmy Madsen celebrate another victory in the Ghent Six. The pair are riding brilliantly.
Bunch action in Ghent.
The chase is on. J.P. van Zyl leads Marty Nothstein, Franco Marvulli and Matthew Gilmore.
Matt Gilmore shows the determination that has taken him to the top.
Wiggins and Gilmore flowers for a Madison victory
Matt Gilmore and Brad Wiggins celebrate another Madison win

Results

Standings after five nights
 
1 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                             301 pts
 
1 lap behind
 
2 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA)                          371
3 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr)                       288
4 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)                         229
5 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)                       200
 
2 laps behind
 
6 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Danny Stam (Ned)                            264
 
8 laps behind
 
7 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)                   243
 
9 laps behind
 
8 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)                             84
 
11 laps behind
 
9 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)/Adriano Baffi (Ita)                         118
 
22 laps behind
 
10 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)                            100
 
29 laps behind
 
11 Martin Liska (Svk)/Jozef Zabka (Svk)                              71
 
33 laps behind
 
12 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Franz Stocher (Aut)                    130
 
35 laps behind
 
13 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)                      197
 
Sprints
 
1 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr)                        15 pts
2 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA)                            9
3 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                               8
4 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Danny Stam (Ned)                              6
5 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)                         5
6 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Franz Stocher (Aut)                       4
7 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)                     4
8 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)                              4
9 Martin Liska (Svk)/Jozef Zabka (Svk)                                3
10 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)                        3
11 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)                          3
12 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)/Adriano Baffi (Ita)                          2
13 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)                              1
 
Team elimination
 
1 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                              15 pts
2 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Danny Stam (Ned)                             10
3 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)                           8
4 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA)                            6
5 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr)                         4
6 Martin Liska (Svk)/Jozef Zabka (Svk)                                2
7 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)/Adriano Baffi (Ita)
8 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)
9 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
10 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)
11 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
12 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)
13 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Franz Stocher (Aut)
 
Flying lap
 
1 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)                      8.63(New track record)
2 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Danny Stam (Ned)                           8.74
3 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA)                         8.82
4 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr)                      8.85
5 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                            9.00
6 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Franz Stocher (Aut)                    9.14
7 Martin Liska (Svk)/Jozef Zabka (Svk)                             9.14
8 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)                      9.21
9 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)                  9.22
10 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)                       9.27
11 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)                          9.53
12 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)                           9.54
13 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)/Adriano Baffi (Ita)                       9.59
 
40 minute Madison
 
1 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA)                           15 pts
2 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Danny Stam (Ned)                             10
 
1 lap behind
 
3 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)                     8
4 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                               6
5 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)                         4
6 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr)                         2
7 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)/Adriano Baffi (Ita)
8 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)
9 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
 
2 laps behind
 
10 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)
 
3 laps behind
 
11 Martin Liska (Svk)/Jozef Zabka (Svk)
12 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Franz Stocher (Aut)
 
4 laps behind
 
13 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)
 
Derny 1st heat
 
1 Adriano Baffi (Ita)/Joop Zijlaard
2 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Dieter Durst                                2 m
3 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Bruno Walrave                                 4 m
4 Wouter Mechelen Van (Bel)/Raymond Persijn                       40 m
5 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Jos De Bakker                         50 m
6 Martin Liska (Svk)/De Raet                                      60 m
 
Elimination
 
1 Robert Slippens (Ned)
2 Bruno Risi (Swi)
3 Marco Villa (Ita)
4 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)
5 Iljo Keisse (Bel)
6 Matthé Pronk (Ned)
7 Jimmi Madsen (Den)
8 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)
9 Jozef Zabka (Svk)
10 Gerd Dörich (Ger)
11 Franz Stocher (Aut)
12 Franco Marvulli (Swi)
13 Andreas Kappes (Ger)
 
Derny 2nd heat
 
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr)/Joop Zijlaard
2 Kurt Betschart (Swi)/Bruno Walrave                              40 m
3 Marty Nothstein (USA)/De Raet                                   45 m
4 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Jos De Bakker                           60 m
5 Danny Stam (Ned)/Raymond Persijn                                65 m
6 Andreas Beikirch (Ger)/Dieter Durst                             70 m
 
500m flying start
 
1 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA)                        27.91
2 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)                     28.08
3 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr)                     28.45
4 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                           28.80
5 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Franz Stocher (Aut)                   28.98
6 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)                 29.20
7 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Danny Stam (Ned)                          29.31
8 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)                     29.41
9 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)                       29.60
10 Martin Liska (Svk)/Jozef Zabka (Svk)                           29.62
11 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)                         30.48
12 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)/Adriano Baffi (Ita)                      30.53
13 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)                          30.71
 
Midnight sprint
 
1 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)
2 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
3 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)
4 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA)
5 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Danny Stam (Ned)
6 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)
7 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
8 Martin Liska (Svk)/Jozef Zabka (Svk)
9 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)
0 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Franz Stocher (Aut)
11 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr)
12 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)/Adriano Baffi (Ita)
13 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)
 
40 minute Madison
 
1 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Bradley Wiggins (Gbr)                        15 pts
2 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Kurt Betschart (Swi)                              10
3 Silvio Martinello (Ita)/Marco Villa (Ita)                           8
4 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)                         6
5 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Danny Stam (Ned)                              4
6 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)/Franco Marvulli (Swi)                     2
7 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Marty Nothstein (USA)
8 Steven De Neef (Bel)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
 
1 lap behind
 
9 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)/Adriano Baffi (Ita)
 
2 laps behind
 
10 Jimmy Hansen (Den)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)
 
3 laps behind
 
11 Martin Liska (Svk)/Jozef Zabka (Svk)
12 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Jean-Pierre Van Zyl (RSA)
13 Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Franz Stocher (Aut)
 
Supersprint
 
1 Wouter Mechelen Van (Bel)
2 Iljo Keisse (Bel)
3 Laurenzo Lapage (Bel)
4 Kurt Betschart (Swi)
 
Derny 3rd heat
 
1 Andreas Kappes (Ger)/Dieter Durst
2 Jimmi Madsen (Den)/Bruno Walrave                                 2 m
3 Matthew Gilmore (Bel)/Joop Zijlaard                              5 m
4 Bruno Risi (Swi)/Jos De Bakker                                  30 m
5 Robert Slippens (Ned)/Raymond Persijn                           35 m
6 Marco Villa (Ita)/De Raet                                       40 m
 
Elimination
 
1 Marty Nothstein (USA)
2 Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
3 Jimmy Hansen (Den)
4 Wouter Mechelen Van (Bel)
5 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
6 Steven De Neef (Bel)
7 Jozef Zabka (Svk)
8 Jean-Pierre Van Zijl (RSA)
9 Danny Stam (Ned)
10 Silvio Martinello (Ita)
11 Bradley Wiggins (GBr)
12 Kurt Betschart (Swi)
13 Adriano Baffi (Ita)
 
Derny 4th heat
 
1 Gerd Dörich (Ger)/Dieter Durst
2 Iljo Keisse (Bel)/Joop Zijlaard                                  5 m
3 Matthé Pronk (Ned)/Bruno Walrave                                10 m
4 Franz Stocher (Aut)/De Raet                                     20 m
5 Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Jos De Bakker                             30 m
6 Martin Liska (Svk)/Raymond Persijn                              35 m