Six Days of Hanover explained

Six Days of Hanover
Region:Hanover, Germany
Localnames:Sechstagerennen von Hannover
Discipline:Track
Type:Six-day racing
Number:10
Final:1981
Firstwinner:
Mostwins: (2)
Mostrecent:

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

YearWinnerSecondThird
1913 Willy Lorenz
Karl Saldow
Erich Aberger
Willy Techmer
Willy Arend
Karl Ehlert
1914-1949no 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
1954-1978no 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 jours de Hanovre / Hanover (Allemagne) . 21 July 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  2. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Hannover Six Days . FirstCycling.com . en.
  3. Web site: Hannover Six Day race cancelled due to organiser's illness . cyclingarchives.com . 4 November 2011.