The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The Six Days of Antwerp was held at the Antwerp Sportpaleis in Merksem on a wooden indoor track, initially 132m long, after a reconstruction in 1968 it was given a length of 250m.
Record winner is Peter Post with 11 victories, five of them in consecutive years.
Winners
Year Winner Second Third1934 Jan Pijnenburg Cor Wals Albert Buysse Roger Deneef Emil Richli Adolf Schön1935 Learco Guerra Adolf Van Nevele René Martin Dieudonné Smets Frans Bonduel Constant Huys1936 Kamiel Dekuysscher Roger Deneef Adolphe Charlier Maurice Depauw Georges Ronsse Adolf Schön1937 Jan Pijnenburg Frans Slaats Albert Billiet Albert Buysse Maurice Depauw Georges Ronsse1938 Albert Billiet Albert Buysse Cees Pellenaars Frans Slaats Jan Pijnenburg Cor Wals1939 Albert Billiet Albert Buysse Gerrit Boeyen Cor Wals Karel Kaers Omer De Bruycker1940 Gerrit Boeyen Gerrit Schulte Achiel Bruneel Roger Deneef Robert Naeye Adelin Van Simaeys1941–1946No race1947 Achiel Bruneel Omer De Bruycker Gerrit Boeyen Gerrit Schulte Guy Lapébie Arthur Sérès1948 René Adriaenssens Albert Bruylandt Maurice Depauw Edward Thyssen Stan Ockers Rik Van Steenbergen1949 Gerrit Boeyen Gerrit Schulte Cees Pellenaars Gerrit Peters Maurice Depauw jr. Robert Naeye1950 Achiel Bruneel Rik Van Steenbergen Gerrit Peters Gerrit Schulte Edward Thyssen Arie van Vliet1951 Reginald Arnold Alfred Strom René Adriaenssens Albert Bruylandt Achiel Bruneel Josef De Beuckelaer1952 Reginald Arnold Alfred Strom Achiel Bruneel Rik Van Steenbergen Gerrit Peters Gerrit Schulte1953 Achiel Bruneel Oskar Plattner Gerrit Peters Gerrit Schulte Dominique Forlini Ferdinando Terruzzi1954 Gerrit Peters Gerrit Schulte Oskar Plattner Armin Von Büren Stan Ockers Rik Van Steenbergen1955 Stan Ockers Rik Van Steenbergen Gerrit Peters Gerrit Schulte Walter Bucher Jean Roth1956 Reginald Arnold Stan Ockers Jean Roth Arsène Rijckaert Emiel Severeyns Rik Van Steenbergen Jan Derksen Gerrit Peters Gerrit Schulte1957 Reginald Arnold Willy Lauwers Ferdinando Terruzzi Lucien Gillen Gerrit Schulte Armin Von Büren Emiel Severeyns Willy Vannitsen Rik Van Steenbergen1958 Reginald Arnold Emiel Severeyns Rik Van Steenbergen Klaus Bugdahl Jean Roth Gerrit Schulte Jan Derksen Wout Wagtmans Wim van Est1959 (I) Klaus Bugdahl Gerrit Schulte Peter Post Reginald Arnold Paul Depaepe Ferdinando Terruzzi Emiel Severeyns Rik Van Steenbergen Willy Lauwers1959 (II) Jo de Roo Jan Palmans Maurice Joossen Jos Verachtert August Peeters Leo Proost1960 Jan Plantaz Peter Post Gerrit Schulte Léo Proost Emiel Severeyns Rik Van Steenbergen Frans Aerenhouts Reginald Arnold Ferdinando Terruzzi1961 Peter Post Willy Vannitsen Rik Van Looy Gilbert Maes Emiel Severeyns Rik Van Steenbergen Palle Lykke Jensen Kay Werner Nielsen Léo Proost1962 Oscar Plattner Peter Post Rik Van Looy Palle Lykke Jensen Emiel Severeyns Rik Van Steenbergen Reginald Arnold Klaus Bugdahl Fritz Pfenninger1963 Palle Lykke Jensen Léo Proost Rik Van Steenbergen Reginald Arnold Peter Post Willy Vannitsen Klaus Bugdahl Fritz Pfenninger Hugo Scrayen1964 Noël Foré Fritz Pfenninger Peter Post Palle Lykke Jensen Léo Proost Rik Van Steenbergen Klaus Bugdahl Sigi Renz Hugo Scrayen1965 Klaus Bugdahl Jan Janssen Peter Post Freddy Eugen Palle Lykke Jensen Rik Van Steenbergen Patrick Sercu Emiel Severeyns Théo Verschueren1966 Jan Janssen Peter Post Fritz Pfenninger Klaus Bugdahl Eddy Merckx Patrick Sercu Ron Baensch Léo Proost Joseph Verachtert1967 Jan Janssen Peter Post Fritz Pfenninger Klaus Bugdahl Eddy Merckx Patrick Sercu Léo Proost Emiel Severeyns Tom Simpson1968 Sigi Renz Emiel Severeyns Théo Verschueren Fritz Pfenninger Peter Post Rik Van Looy Klaus Bugdahl Jan Janssen Patrick Sercu1969 Peter Post Patrick Sercu Rik Van Looy Léo Duyndam Fritz Pfenninger Léo Proost Sigi Renz Emiel Severeyns Théo Verschueren1970 Klaus Bugdahl René Pijnen Peter Post Romain Deloof Patrick Sercu Alain Van Lancker Sigi Renz Théo Verschueren Rik Van Looy1971 Léo Duyndam René Pijnen Peter Post Dieter Kemper Jean-Pierre Monséré Julien Stevens Walter Godefroot Sigi Renz Théo Verschueren1972 Léo Duyndam René Pijnen Théo Verschueren Patrick Sercu Alain Van Lancker Rik Van Linden Graeme Gilmore Wolfgang Schulze Julien Stevens1973 Léo Duyndam Gérard Koel René Pijnen Klaus Bugdahl Graeme Gilmore Cyrille Guimard Walter Godefroot Norbert Seeuws Théo Verschueren1974 Eddy Merckx Patrick Sercu René Pijnen Rik Van Linden Léo Duyndam Gerben Karstens1975 Eddy Merckx Patrick Sercu Graeme Gilmore Julien Stevens René Pijnen Alain Van Lancker1976 Eddy Merckx Patrick Sercu Dieter Kemper Freddy Maertens Graeme Gilmore Rik Van Linden1977 Freddy Maertens Patrick Sercu Albert Fritz Marc Demeyer René Pijnen Rik Van Linden1978 Danny Clark Freddy Maertens Donald Allan René Pijnen Roman Hermann Marc Demeyer1979 Albert Fritz René Pijnen Michel Vaarten Patrick Sercu Roger De Vlaeminck Rik Van Linden Ferdinand Bracke Wilfried Peffgen Stan Tourné1980 Wilfried Peffgen René Pijnen Roger De Vlaeminck Donald Allan Danny Clark Fons De Wolf Roman Hermann Horst Schütz Gery Verlinden1981 René Pijnen Fons De Wolf Wilfried Peffgen Stan Tourné Roman Hermann Michel Vaarten1982 Patrick Sercu Roger De Vlaeminck Gert Frank René Pijnen Donald Allan Stan Tourné1983 René Pijnen Stan Tourné Patrick Sercu Etienne De Wilde Roman Hermann Michel Vaarten1984–1986No race1987 Danny Clark Etienne De Wilde Roman Hermann Stan Tourné Anthony Doyle Eric Vanderaerden1988 Stan Tourné Etienne De Wilde Danny Clark Roger Ilegems Adriano Baffi Anthony Doyle1989No race1990 Eric Vanderaerden Etienne De Wilde Pierangelo Bincoletto Guido Bontempi Johan Bruyneel Danny Clark1991 Rudy Dhaenens Etienne De Wilde Stan Tourné Jens Veggerby Johan Bruyneel Danny Clark1992 Stan Tourné Jens Veggerby Urs Freuler Peter Pieters Adriano Baffi Pierangelo Bincoletto1993 Konstantín Khrabtsov Etienne De Wilde Urs Freuler Peter Pieters Pierangelo Bincoletto Guido Bontempi1994 Jens Veggerby Etienne De Wilde Adriano Baffi Pierangelo Bincoletto Kurt Betschart Bruno Risi
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