The 2018–19 Six Day Series (also known as the Six Day Cycling Series is a multi six-day track cycling race tournament over a season. It is the 3rd series organised by the Madison Sports Group (MSG). This season consists of 7 events across 5 countries.
It was the first edition of the World Cup to feature countries in Asia-Pacific. With two events held in Melbourne and Brisbane as the final in Australia. In January 2019, Hong Kong was announced as a new stage to introduce 6-day racing in Asia as the latest frontier. Those three stages were raced during 3-day weekends instead of the standard 6-day format.
Series In August 2018 the MSG revealed the location and dates of the Six Day Series meetings for the season. Six rounds were scheduled in London, United Kingdom; Berlin, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; Melbourne, Australia; Manchester and Brisbane. In January, a round in Hong Kong was added into the schedule.
London, United Kingdom Round 1 was held at the Lee Valley VeloPark, on October 23-28 October 2018. Completed in 2011, the velodrome was the site of the 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 Paralympic Games track events. It has hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Cup (2011-12, 2014-15), and the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The 6750-capacity velodrome has also been used for the British Revolution track series, British National Track Championships and was the site of Sir Bradley Wiggins' successful Hour Record ride in 2015.
Berlin, Germany Round 2, to be held in Velodrom from January 24-29 January 2019. The velodrome was designed by internationally renowned French architect Dominique Perrault for Berlin's 2000 Olympic Games bid. It was built in 1997 on the site of the former Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle. Since opening, it has played host to the 2017 European Track Championships, the 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics and the 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Since 1997, the traditional Six Days of Berlin has also taken place here. In preparation for the 2017 European Track Championships, the track was rebuilt.
Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark's Ballerup Super Arena is situated in the capital. It will host the third round, on January 31-February 5. The velodrome was completed in 2001 and hosted the 2002 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It can hold 6,500 spectators.
Melbourne, Australia The fourth round will be hosted on between 7-9 February at the Melbourne Arena. It hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships (2004, 2012), in addition to the 2006 Commonwealth Games track events and numerous rounds of the UCI Track World Cup.
Hong Kong The fifth round of this Six Day Series will be hosted in Hong Kong between 8-10 March at the Hong Kong Velodrome. Opened in 2013, the velodrome hosted the final round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup (2015-16, 2018-19), as well as the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, which is the first one in Asia in the 21st Century. It has permanent seating for 2,000 spectators, expandable to 3,000 for events such as the World Cup.
Manchester, United Kingdom The sixth round was hosted in Manchester, a big northwestern city of the United Kingdom. This round will be held between 22-24 March. The Manchester Velodrome was completed in 1994 and is the home of British Cycling's National Cycling Centre. The Manchester Velodrome already hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games, UCI Track Cycling World Championships (1996, 2000, 2008), British National Track Championships and Revolution Cycling series.
Brisbane, Australia The final would be held in Brisbane, Eastern city in Queensland during 12-14 April. Anna Meares Velodrome was completed in 2016 and named after Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares. It hosted the track cycling events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Offices of Cycling Queensland are incorporated in the velodrome.
Format The men compete in teams of two across the six days and women’s event across three days for the first three rounds. Sprinters will also compete for 6 days. There are certain differences in the races between 6 Day Series and UCI Track Cycling World Cup and UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The following events will be raced in the series: Derny, men Team elimination, men and women Sprint finals, men and women Keirin, men and women 200m flying time trial, men and women Omnium, women The Longest lap, men Lap Record, men and women Madison, men and women 2 Lap madison time trial, men 10 km scratch race, women
Results Men Berlin | 24-29 January 2019 Rank Riders Day 1 Pts Day 2 Pts Day 3 Pts Day 4 Pts Day 5 Pts Day 6 Pts Roger Kluge/Theo Reinhardt 90158(-1 lap) 246289 358(-1 lap) 470 Marc Hester/Jesper Morkov 83 161237 299357(-1 lap)482(-1 lap) Andreas Graf/Andreas Muller 53130206273324(-1 lap)414(-1 lap)4 Robbe Ghys/Wim Stroetinga66153(-1 lap)234289372463(-2 laps)5 Wojciech Pszczolarski/Daniel Staniszewski68125(-1 lap)220290355(-1 lap)437(-2 laps)6 Henning Bommel/Kersten Thiele71137(-1 lap)215(-2 laps)296(-2 laps)340(-4 laps)406(-6 laps)7 Jules Hesters/Melvin Van Zijl66129(-1 lap)171(-3 laps)244(-2 laps)305(-4 laps)331(-7 laps)8 Moritz Augenstein/Sebastian Schmiedel70(-1 lap)134(-4 laps)181(-6 laps)237(-6 laps)271(-10 laps)323(-13 laps)9 Maximilian Beyer/Achim Burkart49(-1 lap)107(-4 laps)142(-6 laps)192(-7 laps)211(-10 laps)269(-15 laps)10 Chris Latham/Andrew Tennant Stephen Hall/Joshua Harrison4044(-1 lap)91(-5 laps)76(-6 laps)150(-6 laps)102(-9 laps)197(-7 laps)142(-11 laps)201(-12 laps)249(-15 laps)11 Nick Stöpler/Maikel Zijlaard34(-1 lap)70(-6 laps)122(-7 laps)170(-8 laps)212(-12 laps)237(-15 laps)12 Sebastian Lander/Matias Malmberg37(-1 laps)62(-7 laps)95(-11 laps)130(-11 laps)162(-17 laps)196(-21 laps)13 Denis Nekrasov/Sergey Rostovtsev28(-2 laps)62(-9 laps)74(-14 laps)113(-16 laps)133(-22 laps)158(-26 laps)14 Calvin Dik/Nils Weispfennig30(-4 laps)57(-12 laps)130(-15 laps)76(-17 laps)135(-23 laps)147(-28 laps)15 Daniel Babor/Luděk Lichnovský4(-5 laps)12(-15 laps)30(-19 laps)51(-22 laps)72(-28 laps)100(-34 laps) Hong Kong | 8-10 March 2019 Rank Riders Day 1 Pts Day 2 Pts Day 3 Pts Kenny De Ketele/Yoeri Havik 93 197 246 Andreas Graf/Andreas Muller 42 109157(-1 lap) Daniel Holloway/Adrian Hegyvary 60(-1 lap)120(-1 lap)226(-2 laps)4 Marc Hester/Jesper Morkov 66(-1 lap)141(-1 lap)222(-2 laps)5 Tristan Marguet/Nico Selenati65(-1 lap)145(-1 lap)189(-2 laps)6 Nick Stöpler/Melvin Van Zijl61113168(-2 laps)7 Cheung King Lok/Leung Chun Wing62(-2 laps)157(-2 laps)226(-3 laps)8 Henning Bommel/Kersten Thiele31(-3 laps)110(-3 laps)167(-5 laps)
Women Berlin | January 24-29 January 2019 Rank Riders Day 1 Pts Day 2 Pts Day 3 Pts Trine Schmidt 90 190 290 Julie Leth 82182264 Tamara Dronova 661442284 Pascale Jeuland 741502285 Elena Cecchini60138206 Hong Kong | 8-10 March 2019 Rank Riders Day 1 Pts Day 2 Pts Day 3 Pts Neah Evans 90 178 272 Emily Nelson 82170270 Shannon McCurley 661482324 Manon Lloyd 741301985 Maria Averina 441221886 Lauren Perry17991757 Leung Bo Yee601301748 Josefine Huitfeldt40118159
Sprinters (Men) Berlin | 24-29 January 2019 Rank Riders Day 1 Pts Day 2 Pts Day 3 Pts Day 4 Pts Day 5 Pts Day 6 Pts Maximilian Levy 50 98 148 198 223 273 Denis Dmitriev 41 77113191357(-1 lap)233 Shane Perkins 26651021371692114 Nikita Shurshin4266961161431735 Anton Höhne3070981241401696 Francois Pervis245082116128148
Hong Kong | 8-10 March 2019 Rank Riders Day 1 Pts Day 2 Pts Day 3 Pts Pavel Kelemen 50 102 152 Shane Perkins 45 90140 Azizulhasni Awang 44741104 Francois Pervis2660865 Kang Shih Feng2850816 Law Tsz Chun205070
Sprinters (Women) Hong Kong | 8-10 March 2019 Rank Riders Day 1 Pts Day 2 Pts Day 3 Pts Lee Wai Sze 55 103 158 Miriam Welte 50 94136 Urszula Los 28731054 Nicky Degrendele34661025 Li Yin Yin2648786 Lee Sze Wing204260
Series Standings At the end of each Six Day event the Series Standings are updated. Riders are aiming to secure enough points throughout the Series to reach the Six Day Final in Brisbane and a chance to be crowned 2018/19 Series Champions.
Legend Top riders qualify to 2019 Six Day Brisbane Final
Men Rank Riders Points1 Yoeri Havik/Wim Stroetinga1002 Leigh Howard/Kelland O'Brien803 Roger Kluge/Theo Reinhardt654 Chris Latham/Andy Tennant505 Wojciech Pszczolarski/Daniel Staniszewski406 Marc Hester/Jesper Morkov307 Jules Hesters/Otto Vergaerde258 Andreas Graf/Andreas Muller209 Nick Stöpler/Melvin Van Zijl1610 Shane Archbold/Aaron Gate1211 Henning Bommel/Kersten Thiele1012 Daniel Babor/Luděk Lichnovský8
Women Rank Riders Points1 Georgia Baker1402 Emily Nelson1303 Neah Evans1003 Annette Edmondson1003 Trine Schmidt1006 Ashlee Ankudinoff1007 Kristina Clonan958 Amy Pauwels909 Alex Manly8010 Julie Leth80
References
External links Six Day Series Six Day Hong Kong