Six Days of Charleroi explained

Six Days of Charleroi
Date:Mid-December
Region:Charleroi, Belgium
Localnames:Six Jours de Charleroi
Discipline:Track
Type:Six-day racing
Number:3
Final:1969
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(2 wins)
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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

YearWinnerSecondThird
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. Web site: 6 jours de Charleroi (Belgique) . 19 September 2016 . Memoire du Cyclisme.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Charleroi Six-days . FirstCycling.com . en.