Six Days of Charleroi

Six Days of Charleroi
Race details
DateMid-December
RegionCharleroi, Belgium
Local name(s)Six Jours de Charleroi (in French)
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
History
First edition1967 (1967)
Editions3
Final edition1969
First winner Patrick Sercu (BEL)
 Ferdinand Bracke (BEL)
Most wins Patrick Sercu (BEL)
 Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) (2 wins)
Final winner Patrick Sercu (BEL)
 Norbert Seeuws (BEL)

The Six Days of Charleroi was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Charleroi, Belgium.[1]

It took place on a dismountable velodrome, especially installed for the event in the Charleroi Exhibition Centre. Three editions were organized from 1967 to 1969, of which Patrick Sercu and Ferdinand Bracke won two.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
1967 Patrick Sercu
Ferdinand Bracke
Norbert Seeuws
Théo Verschueren
Giuseppe Beghetto
Klaus Bugdahl
1968 Eddy Merckx
Ferdinand Bracke
Robert Lelangue
Julien Stevens
Rik Van Looy
Patrick Sercu
1969 Norbert Seeuws
Patrick Sercu
Eddy Merckx
Julien Stevens
Rudi Altig
Ferdinand Bracke

References

  1. ^ "6 jours de Charleroi (Belgique)". Memoire du Cyclisme. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Charleroi Six-days". FirstCycling.com. 2022.