Six Day Season

Would someone mind explaining 6 day races to me? I tried Googling and found lots of pictures and
events, but no explanation of the schedule or scoring system.

- MBA

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"I wants to be in heaven with all my white folks, just to wait on them and love them, and serve
them, sorta like I did in slavery time."

- Betty Cofer, former slave.

"Davey Crockett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The Six day season starts Monday.

It kicks off with Amsterdam.

I have the calendar at: members.rogers.comsixday.htmlOpen ↗

It's a pretty poor excuse for a Calendar these days though.

Gone is Copenhagen, Bordeaux etc.

But on the bright side, Copenhagen might still be back if they can fix the roof, and Gand/Gent is
still there and so is the GrandDaddy of them all, Munich.

I'll try and post start lists and results as they become available.

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

Massa Blackadder said:

Would someone mind explaining 6 day races to me? I tried Googling and found lots of pictures and
events, but no explanation of the schedule or scoring system.

They're a novel sorta race.

You need a short indoor track, preferably one with lotsa ''character''.

Gand is a short 160 meter WidowMaker where even the straights are banked about 22.5 degrees.
Bordeaux's main claim to fame is it's tin roof which turns the arena into an oven in Summer and
scares the Sh!t right outta you if it rains. Just to make things more interesting, the tin roof
leaks too. Kopenhagen had character too. But what the Heck. Any short indoor velodrome will do in a
pinch although bragging rights for punterz are ranked by which Amphitheatre they spectated at.

Surprise, surprise, and believe it or not, Davey, 'bout 20 years before mosta you lot were born,
rode both Gand and Bordeaux and a coupla others too as a Stayer.

The action, insofar as the punterz are concerned, is in the infield. 'Cause that's where the
Bar is, and the Restaurant and the stage for the Entertainerz and tickets to watch the event
cost considerably more for the Infield than for the Stands where the cheap seats are and the
Wankerz hang out.

Rules? Scoring?

Well there are two riders to a team, pair or couple. You need one who can sprint not too badly, and
he is called the ''Sprinter''. Another rider, preferably one with even less brains than the average
bike racer, who doesn't mind riding aimlessly around the track in company with a bunch of similar
dummies for hours on end at a pace just fast enough to maintain balance and some degree of forward
locomotion is referred to as the ''Stayer''. It's the Stayerz job to Hand Sling his Sprinter into
the action when there is a ''Jam'' on.

It's not ''ON'' to gain a lap on the opposition in the ''dead'' hours. Lately they modifies the
rules a bit and a Pair no longer need to have a rider on the track at all times. This modification
was introduced so that the Stayerz could swill some suds at the bar and maybe rattle one off in the
pits with a Nana.

There is all kinds of action to keep the punterz coming back, mostly in the evening hours, but also
during the day on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

There are Sprints, Madisons, Points Races and sometimes Derny Races. Riders are awarded points for
winning these and the team or pair with the most points at the end of the Six Days are declared
Winners. provided they haven't ''lost'' any laps in which instance the pair with the most points
amongst the teams which haven't lost any laps get the Laurels.

Watching is easy. There are three lines painted on the track. The ''Cote d'Azur'' which is closest
to the infield and marks the area used by riders joining or retiring from the fray. Then there is
the ''Sprinterz Line'' which marks the area where most of the ''action'' takes place. Finally the
''Stayerz Line'' and riders not directly involved in the action are supposed to circle the track
above this line. Mostly these are the Stayerz or the Derny Pilots.

Six-Days are lotsa fun all in all and once the Bug has Bitten, the average fan gets pretty blase
about the Primavera, Pascal, Doyenne, Fogli Morti and the Jingoistic Tours.

Like who the heck cares if Merckx didn't win all the Classics and Van Looy did?

Or if Zabel won the Primavera four times, and Paris-Tours too, just to show Merckx that it
was do-able.

And at 6-foot-3 and 183 pounds, Van Steenbergen was big for a professional cyclist, but his renowned
resilience made him a formidable rider on both road and track throughout his exceptionally long
career. In 24 seasons as a professional (1943-1966), Van Steenbergen won 270 times on the road,
including three world road championships, eight classics, and 25 stages of the grand tours. But it
was his 715 victories on the track, including 40 six-day races that he'll be remembered for.

The real racing is on the boards and in winter time. That's where Merckx, Zabel, Sercu, Tony Doyle,
van Steenbergen and other of their ilk really strutted their stuff.

And you can bet your Campag equipped Batavus against some Shimano bedecked Trek that van
Steenbergen, who left for the big Six-Day in the Sky last May 15, will be cheering on his fave pair
when the action kicks off in Amsterdam tomorrow.

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

In article <[email hidden]>, Davey Crockett

Quoted message said:

They're a novel sorta race.

You need a short indoor track, preferably one with lotsa ''character''.

<big snip of good stuff>

Howard thinks that Davey wrote a good piece here. But Howard has been wondering about
something... Namely, why does Davey refer to Davey in the third person (insert your fave smiley
thing here)? Seriously, that was a good article. The six day events do seem to be ones in which
older riders can do extremely well.

--
tanx, Howard

"We've reached a higher spiritual plane, that is so high I can't explain We tell jokes to make you
laugh, we play sports so we don't get fat..." The Dictators

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

Thank you for that humorous and informative reply. Two thumbs up!

MBA

"Davey Crockett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Massa Blackadder said:

Would someone mind explaining 6 day races to me? I tried Googling and

found

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

lots of pictures and events, but no explanation of the schedule or

scoring

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

system.

They're a novel sorta race.

You need a short indoor track, preferably one with lotsa ''character''.

Gand is a short 160 meter WidowMaker where even the straights are banked

about 22.5 degrees. Bordeaux's main claim to fame is it's tin roof which turns the arena into an
oven in Summer and scares the Sh!t right outta you if it rains. Just to make things more
interesting, the tin roof leaks too. Kopenhagen had character too. But what the Heck. Any short
indoor velodrome will do in a pinch although bragging rights for punterz are ranked by which
Amphitheatre they spectated at.

Quoted message said:

Surprise, surprise, and believe it or not, Davey, 'bout 20 years before

mosta you lot were born, rode both Gand and Bordeaux and a coupla others too as a Stayer.

Quoted message said:

The action, insofar as the punterz are concerned, is in the infield.

'Cause that's where the Bar is, and the Restaurant and the stage for the Entertainerz and tickets to
watch the event cost considerably more for the Infield than for the Stands where the cheap seats are
and the Wankerz hang out.

Quoted message said:

Rules? Scoring?

Well there are two riders to a team, pair or couple. You need one who can

sprint not too badly, and he is called the ''Sprinter''. Another rider, preferably one with even
less brains than the average bike racer, who doesn't mind riding aimlessly around the track in
company with a bunch of similar dummies for hours on end at a pace just fast enough to maintain
balance and some degree of forward locomotion is referred to as the ''Stayer''. It's the Stayerz job
to Hand Sling his Sprinter into the action when there is a ''Jam'' on.

Quoted message said:

It's not ''ON'' to gain a lap on the opposition in the ''dead'' hours.

Lately they modifies the rules a bit and a Pair no longer need to have a rider on the track at all
times. This modification was introduced so that the Stayerz could swill some suds at the bar and
maybe rattle one off in the pits with a Nana.

Quoted message said:

There is all kinds of action to keep the punterz coming back, mostly in

the evening hours, but also during the day on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Quoted message said:

There are Sprints, Madisons, Points Races and sometimes Derny Races.

Riders are awarded points for winning these and the team or pair with the most points at the end of
the Six Days are declared Winners. provided they haven't ''lost'' any laps in which instance the
pair with the most points amongst the teams which haven't lost any laps get the Laurels.

Quoted message said:

Watching is easy. There are three lines painted on the track. The ''Cote

d'Azur'' which is closest to the infield and marks the area used by riders joining or retiring from
the fray. Then there is the ''Sprinterz Line'' which marks the area where most of the ''action''
takes place. Finally the ''Stayerz Line'' and riders not directly involved in the action are
supposed to circle the track above this line. Mostly these are the Stayerz or the Derny Pilots.

Quoted message said:

Six-Days are lotsa fun all in all and once the Bug has Bitten, the average

fan gets pretty blase about the Primavera, Pascal, Doyenne, Fogli Morti and the Jingoistic Tours.

Quoted message said:

Like who the heck cares if Merckx didn't win all the Classics and Van Looy

did?

Quoted message said:

Or if Zabel won the Primavera four times, and Paris-Tours too, just to

show Merckx that it was do-able.

Quoted message said:

And at 6-foot-3 and 183 pounds, Van Steenbergen was big for a professional

cyclist, but his renowned resilience made him a formidable rider on both road and track throughout
his exceptionally long career. In 24 seasons as a professional (1943-1966), Van Steenbergen won 270
times on the road, including three world road championships, eight classics, and 25 stages of the
grand tours. But it was his 715 victories on the track, including 40 six-day races that he'll be
remembered for.

Quoted message said:

The real racing is on the boards and in winter time. That's where Merckx,

Zabel, Sercu, Tony Doyle, van Steenbergen and other of their ilk really strutted their stuff.

Quoted message said:

And you can bet your Campag equipped Batavus against some Shimano bedecked

Trek that van Steenbergen, who left for the big Six-Day in the Sky last May 15, will be cheering on
his fave pair when the action kicks off in Amsterdam tomorrow.

Quoted message said:

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

Davey Crockett said:

And at 6-foot-3 and 183 pounds, Van Steenbergen was big for a professional cyclist, but his
renowned resilience made him a formidable rider on both road and track throughout his
exceptionally long career. In 24 seasons as a professional (1943-1966), Van Steenbergen won 270
times on the road, including three world road championships, eight classics, and 25 stages of the
grand tours. But it was his 715 victories on the track, including 40 six-day races that he'll be
remembered for.

The real racing is on the boards and in winter time. That's where Merckx, Zabel, Sercu, Tony
Doyle, van Steenbergen and other of their ilk really strutted their stuff.

And you can bet your Campag equipped Batavus against some Shimano bedecked Trek that van
Steenbergen, who left for the big Six-Day in the Sky last May 15, will be cheering on his fave
pair when the action kicks off in Amsterdam tomorrow.

benjo maso wrote a very nice piece after van steenbergen died
google.comgroupsOpen ↗

i especially liked this part, (and somewhat relevant to your post)- "He was not interested in
building up a palmares, he only won important races to increase his market value at kermesses and
trackraces."

hh

Quoted message said:

I have the calendar at: members.rogers.comsixday.htmlOpen ↗

What happened to Bremen? i thought it was supposed to be the 2nd week in January?

Shaun Wallace

"Davey Crockett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

The Six day season starts Monday.

It kicks off with Amsterdam.

Quoted message said:

It's a pretty poor excuse for a Calendar these days though.

Gone is Copenhagen, Bordeaux etc.

But on the bright side, Copenhagen might still be back if they can fix the roof, and Gand/Gent is
still there and so is the GrandDaddy of them all, Munich.

I'll try and post start lists and results as they become available.

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

Shaun Wallace said:

Quoted message said:

I have the calendar at: members.rogers.comsixday.htmlOpen ↗

What happened to Bremen? i thought it was supposed to be the 2nd week in January?

Shaun Wallace

I'm running with the best information I have Shaun.

Lotsa towns/cities book dates and then never put on the event.

If you have better info, please let me know, quoting your source.

Rogers (my cable ISP) has been a bit flaky the last day or two.

So I moved the SixDay site onto my puter at home.

I will update the results if, as and when they become available.

The first night results of Amsterdam are up there along with some really nice pix (but from the
Vuelta unfortunately)

24.112.154.233sixday.htmlOpen ↗

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

Shaun Wallace said:

Quoted message said:

I have the calendar at: members.rogers.comsixday.htmlOpen ↗

What happened to Bremen? i thought it was supposed to be the 2nd week in January?

Shaun Wallace

Titters

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le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

Wasn't suggesting you'd made a mistake, was just concerned that one of the "classic" 6's was not
being run. i have no source (other than Google).

i do see though that TSC are selling tickets for it, so maybe it is on. tsc.detsc.deOpen ↗

i also now come up with this: stadthalle-bremen.dedefault2.htmOpen ↗ and finally this link
sechs-tage-rennen.desechs-tage-rennen.deOpen ↗ so it does look like it is on. 8-13 Jan 2004

Thanks for posting the info and results

Shaun

"Davey Crockett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Shaun Wallace said:

Quoted message said:

I have the calendar at: members.rogers.comsixday.htmlOpen ↗

What happened to Bremen? i thought it was supposed to be the 2nd week in January?

Shaun Wallace

I'm running with the best information I have Shaun.

Lotsa towns/cities book dates and then never put on the event.

If you have better info, please let me know, quoting your source.

Rogers (my cable ISP) has been a bit flaky the last day or two.

So I moved the SixDay site onto my puter at home.

I will update the results if, as and when they become available.

The first night results of Amsterdam are up there along with some really nice pix (but from the
Vuelta unfortunately)

24.112.154.233sixday.htmlOpen ↗

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

Shaun Wallace said:

Wasn't suggesting you'd made a mistake, was just concerned that one of the "classic" 6's was not
being run. i have no source (other than Google).

i do see though that TSC are selling tickets for it, so maybe it is on. tsc.detsc.deOpen ↗

i also now come up with this: stadthalle-bremen.dedefault2.htmOpen ↗ and finally this link
sechs-tage-rennen.desechs-tage-rennen.deOpen ↗ so it does look like it is on. 8-13 Jan 2004

Thanks for posting the info and results

Shaun

I'll chase around and see what I come up with Shaun.

Unfortunately the last info I had was that it was off.

But I'll do my best to find out what the real situation is on Bremen.

If it really does look like it is on I'll fix the site pronto like

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

OK, Shawn.

I got sorta negative confirmation that Bremen was on.

Like ''We haven't heard that it isn't'' 😉

So I added it back in.

Also, the HamletLanders might get the roof fixed in Kopenhagen so I added that one back in too.

Just be aware that the scedule could be subject to some last minute changes

24.112.154.233sixday.htmlOpen ↗

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

OK, thanks. Maybe I'll hold off from sending my entry in for those two 6's ;-)

SW

"Davey Crockett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

OK, Shawn.

I got sorta negative confirmation that Bremen was on.

Like ''We haven't heard that it isn't'' 😉

So I added it back in.

Also, the HamletLanders might get the roof fixed in Kopenhagen so I added that one back in too.

Just be aware that the scedule could be subject to some last minute changes

24.112.154.233sixday.htmlOpen ↗

--
le Vent a Dos Davey Crockett

Shaun Wallace said:

OK, thanks. Maybe I'll hold off from sending my entry in for those two 6's ;-)

So I'll be rooting for you in Munich, then ;-)