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20th Six Days of Stuttgart - 6D

Germany, January 17-22, 2003

Photos

Images by Nick Rosenthal/www.fatnick.com

• The bunch comes through on the banking
• The main sponsor gets some publicity
• A carousel for adults, not children!
• The bunch flashes past on the 280-metre track
• A pigeon's eye view of the track
• Bunch action
• Scott McGrory throws Matt Gilmore into the action
• Matt Gilmore piles on the pressure, with Kurt Betschart glued to his wheel
• Madison changes in the bunch
• Matt Gilmore and Scott McGrory taste success after the first Madison of the Stuttgart 6-day race
• Matt Gilmore and Scott McGrory celebrate a win in the first Madison of the evening
• Jens Fiedler and Jan van Eijden provided great sprinting entertainment for the crowd
• Derny action
• Hop on to the carousel, and order a beer or two - Fat Nick recommends the wheat beer!
• Stuttgart is proud of the city's links to Zeppelins
• The Dernies in action at Stuttgart
• Close-quarters Derny racing
• German six-day man Andreas Kappes celebrates a win in a Derny race
• An advert for the Stuttgarter 6-Tage Rennen

Images by Christine Grein/capture-the-peloton.de.vu

• Scott McGrory (Aus) at the 6 Day
• Frank Kowatschitsch picturing the next race
• Silvio Martinello of Italy
• Christian Lademann and Christian Bach (Ger)
• Dirk Ronellenfitsch (Ger) has a bit of a smile
• The chirpy German, Stefan Steinweg
• Jens Lehmann on the bike
• No team mechanics here
• Adriano Baffi (Ita) takes a break
• Baffi looks happy with his 10th place
• Christian Lademann between races
• A view from the back row of the stands
• Jimmi Madsen relaxes
• Michael Sandstød (Den) at the end of the night
• Riders shoot past
• A group of riders high on the bank
• Scott McGrory and his cool jersey