| 2018–2019 Six Day Series | |
| Edition: | 3 |
| Competition: | Six Day Series |
| Dates: | 23 October 2018 – 14 April 2019 |
| Location: | London Berlin Copenhagen Melbourne Hong Kong Manchester Brisbane |
| Rounds: | 7 |
| Previous: | 2017–18 |
| Next: | 2019–20 |
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.[1] In January 2019, Hong Kong was announced as a new stage to introduce 6-day racing in Asia as the latest frontier.[2] Those three stages were raced during 3-day weekends instead of the standard 6-day format.
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.[3] In January, a round in Hong Kong was added into the schedule.
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.
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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8] 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.
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.[9] Offices of Cycling Queensland are incorporated in the velodrome.
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:
| 24-29 January 2019[10] | ||||||||
| Rank | Riders | Day 1 Pts | Day 2 Pts | Day 3 Pts | Day 4 Pts | Day 5 Pts | Day 6 Pts | |
| Roger Kluge/Theo Reinhardt | 90 | 158 (-1 lap) | 246 | 289 | 358 (-1 lap) | 470 | ||
| 83 | 161 | 237 | 299 | 357 (-1 lap) | 482 (-1 lap) | |||
| 53 | 130 | 206 | 273 | 324 (-1 lap) | 414 (-1 lap) | |||
| 4 |  Robbe Ghys/Wim Stroetinga | 66 | 153 (-1 lap) | 234 | 289 | 372 | 463 (-2 laps) | |
| 5 |  Wojciech Pszczolarski/Daniel Staniszewski | 68 | 125 (-1 lap) | 220 | 290 | 355 (-1 lap) | 437 (-2 laps) | |
| 6 | Henning Bommel/Kersten Thiele | 71 | 137 (-1 lap) | 215 (-2 laps) | 296 (-2 laps) | 340 (-4 laps) | 406 (-6 laps) | |
| 7 | Jules Hesters/Melvin Van Zijl | 66 | 129 (-1 lap) | 171 (-3 laps) | 244 (-2 laps) | 305 (-4 laps) | 331 (-7 laps) | |
| 8 | Moritz Augenstein/Sebastian Schmiedel | 70 (-1 lap) | 134 (-4 laps) | 181 (-6 laps) | 237 (-6 laps) | 271 (-10 laps) | 323 (-13 laps) | |
| 9 | Maximilian Beyer/Achim Burkart | 49 (-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 Harrison | 40 44 (-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 Zijlaard | 34 (-1 lap) | 70 (-6 laps) | 122 (-7 laps) | 170 (-8 laps) | 212 (-12 laps) | 237 (-15 laps) | |
| 12 | Sebastian Lander/Matias Malmberg | 37 (-1 laps) | 62 (-7 laps) | 95 (-11 laps) | 130 (-11 laps) | 162 (-17 laps) | 196 (-21 laps) | |
| 13 |  Denis Nekrasov/Sergey Rostovtsev | 28 (-2 laps) | 62 (-9 laps) | 74 (-14 laps) | 113 (-16 laps) | 133 (-22 laps) | 158 (-26 laps) | |
| 14 | Calvin Dik/Nils Weispfennig | 30 (-4 laps) | 57 (-12 laps) | 130 (-15 laps) | 76 (-17 laps) | 135 (-23 laps) | 147 (-28 laps) | |
| 15 |  Daniel Babor/Luděk Lichnovský | 4 (-5 laps) | 12 (-15 laps) | 30 (-19 laps) | 51 (-22 laps) | 72 (-28 laps) | 100 (-34 laps) | |
| 8-10 March 2019[11] | ||||||||
| Rank | Riders | Day 1 Pts | Day 2 Pts | Day 3 Pts | ||||
| Kenny De Ketele/Yoeri Havik | 93 | 197 | 246 | |||||
| 42 | 109 | 157 (-1 lap) | ||||||
| 60 (-1 lap) | 120 (-1 lap) | 226 (-2 laps) | ||||||
| 4 | 66 (-1 lap) | 141 (-1 lap) | 222 (-2 laps) | |||||
| 5 | Tristan Marguet/Nico Selenati | 65 (-1 lap) | 145 (-1 lap) | 189 (-2 laps) | ||||
| 6 | Nick Stöpler/Melvin Van Zijl | 61 | 113 | 168 (-2 laps) | ||||
| 7 |  Cheung King Lok/Leung Chun Wing | 62 (-2 laps) | 157 (-2 laps) | 226 (-3 laps) | ||||
| 8 | Henning Bommel/Kersten Thiele | 31 (-3 laps) | 110 (-3 laps) | 167 (-5 laps) | ||||
| January 24-29 January 2019 | |||||
| Rank | Riders | Day 1 Pts | Day 2 Pts | Day 3 Pts | |
| Trine Schmidt | 90 | 190 | 290 | ||
| 82 | 182 | 264 | |||
| 66 | 144 | 228 | |||
| 4 | 74 | 150 | 228 | ||
| 5 |  Elena Cecchini | 60 | 138 | 206 | |
| 8-10 March 2019 | |||||
| Rank | Riders | Day 1 Pts | Day 2 Pts | Day 3 Pts | |
| Neah Evans | 90 | 178 | 272 | ||
| 82 | 170 | 270 | |||
| 66 | 148 | 232 | |||
| 4 | 74 | 130 | 198 | ||
| 5 | 44 | 122 | 188 | ||
| 6 | Lauren Perry | 17 | 99 | 175 | |
| 7 | Leung Bo Yee | 60 | 130 | 174 | |
| 8 | Josefine Huitfeldt | 40 | 118 | 159 | |
| 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 | ||
| 41 | 77 | 113 | 191 | 357 (-1 lap) | 233 | |||
| 26 | 65 | 102 | 137 | 169 | 211 | |||
| 4 | Nikita Shurshin | 42 | 66 | 96 | 116 | 143 | 173 | |
| 5 | Anton Höhne | 30 | 70 | 98 | 124 | 140 | 169 | |
| 6 |  Francois Pervis | 24 | 50 | 82 | 116 | 128 | 148 | |
| 8-10 March 2019 | ||||||||
| Rank | Riders | Day 1 Pts | Day 2 Pts | Day 3 Pts | ||||
| Pavel Kelemen | 50 | 102 | 152 | |||||
| 45 | 90 | 140 | ||||||
| 44 | 74 | 110 | ||||||
| 4 | Francois Pervis | 26 | 60 | 86 | ||||
| 5 | Kang Shih Feng | 28 | 50 | 81 | ||||
| 6 | Law Tsz Chun | 20 | 50 | 70 | ||||
| 8-10 March 2019 | ||||||||
| Rank | Riders | Day 1 Pts | Day 2 Pts | Day 3 Pts | ||||
| Lee Wai Sze | 55 | 103 | 158 | |||||
| 50 | 94 | 136 | ||||||
| 28 | 73 | 105 | ||||||
| 4 | Nicky Degrendele | 34 | 66 | 102 | ||||
| 5 | Li Yin Yin | 26 | 48 | 78 | ||||
| 6 | Lee Sze Wing | 20 | 42 | 60 | ||||
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.
| Rank | Riders | Points[12] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoeri Havik/Wim Stroetinga | 100 | |
| 2 | Leigh Howard/Kelland O'Brien | 80 | |
| 3 | Roger Kluge/Theo Reinhardt | 65 | |
| 4 | Chris Latham/Andy Tennant | 50 | |
| 5 | Wojciech Pszczolarski/Daniel Staniszewski | 40 | |
| 6 | Marc Hester/Jesper Morkov | 30 | |
| 7 | Jules Hesters/Otto Vergaerde | 25 | |
| 8 |  Andreas Graf/Andreas Muller | 20 | |
| 9 | Nick Stöpler/Melvin Van Zijl | 16 | |
| 10 |  Shane Archbold/Aaron Gate | 12 | |
| 11 | Henning Bommel/Kersten Thiele | 10 | |
| 12 | Daniel Babor/Luděk Lichnovský | 8 |
| Rank | Riders | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Baker | 140 | |
| 2 | Emily Nelson | 130 | |
| 3 | Neah Evans | 100 | |
| 3 | Annette Edmondson | 100 | |
| 3 | Trine Schmidt | 100 | |
| 6 | Ashlee Ankudinoff | 100 | |
| 7 | Kristina Clonan | 95 | |
| 8 | Amy Pauwels | 90 | |
| 9 | Alex Manly | 80 | |
| 10 | Julie Leth | 80 |