Six Days of Hanover
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Hanover, Germany |
| Local name(s) | Sechstagerennen von Hannover (in German) |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day racing |
| History | |
| First edition | 1913 |
| Editions | 10 |
| Final edition | 1981 |
| First winner | Willy Lorenz (GER) Karl Saldow (GER) |
| Most wins | Émile Carrara (FRA) (2) |
| Final winner | Roman Hermann (LIE) Horst Schütz (FRG) |
The Six Days of Hanover was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Hanover, Germany until 1981.[1]
Émile Carrara won in two editions.[2]
In 2011, 30 years after the last edition, an attempt to reorganize the event failed.[3]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Willy Lorenz Karl Saldow |
Erich Aberger Willy Techmer |
Willy Arend Karl Ehlert |
| 1914-1949 | no edition | ||
| 1950 (1) | Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel |
Severino Rigoni Ferdinando Terruzzi |
Harry Saager Heinrich Schwarzer |
| 1950 (2) | Hugo Koblet Armin von Büren |
Gustav Kilian Jean Roth |
Harry Saager Guy Lapebie |
| 1951 (1) | Émile Carrara Guy Lapebie |
Severino Rigoni Ferdinando Terruzzi |
Gustav Kilian Heinz Vöpel |
| 1951 (2) | Ludwig Hörmann Jean Schorn |
Theo Intra Jean Roth |
Ferdi Kübler Harry Saager |
| 1952 | Émile Carrara Georges Senfftleben |
Lucien Gillen Gustav Kilian |
Dominique Forlini Hans Preiskeit |
| 1953 | Oskar Plattner Hans Preiskeit |
Lucien Acou Arie van Vliet |
Waldemar Knoke Armin von Büren |
| 1954-1978 | no edition | ||
| 1979 | Albert Fritz Patrick Sercu |
Günther Schumacher René Pijnen |
Wilfried Peffgen Horst Schütz |
| 1980 | Donald Allan Danny Clark |
Dietrich Thurau Patrick Sercu |
Albert Fritz Günther Schumacher |
| 1981 | Roman Hermann Horst Schütz |
Gert Frank Patrick Sercu |
Udo Hempel Günther Schumacher |
References
- ^ "6 jours de Hanovre / Hanover (Allemagne)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Hannover Six Days". FirstCycling.com. 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Hannover Six Day race cancelled due to organiser's illness". cyclingarchives.com. 4 November 2011.