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Six Days of Aarhus

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Six Days of Aarhus
Race details
RegionAarhus, Denmark
Local name(s)Seksdagesløbet i Århus (in Danish)
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
History
First edition1954 (1954)
Editions9
Final edition1961
First winner Georges Senfftleben (FRA)
 Roger Godeau (FRA)
Most wins Kay Werner Nielsen (DEN) (3 wins)
Final winner Palle Lykke (DEN)
 Kay Werner Nielsen (DEN)

The Six Days of Aarhus was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Aarhus, Denmark.[1]

Kay Werner Nielsen holds the record of victories, winning 3 times.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1954 (feb) France Georges Senfftleben
France Roger Godeau
Switzerland Jean Roth
Switzerland Walter Bucher
Switzerland Oscar Plattner
Netherlands Arie Van Vliet
1954 (nov) Australia Alfred Strom
Australia Sydney Patterson
Denmark Kay Werner Nielsen
Denmark Evan Klamer
Germany Heinz Zoll
Germany Herbert Weinrich
1955 Denmark Kay Werner Nielsen
Denmark Evan Klamer
Germany Heinz Zoll
Germany Herbert Weinrich
France Pierre Iacoponelli
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
1956 Switzerland Jean Roth
Switzerland Walter Bucher
France Dominique Forlini
France Georges Senfftleben
Denmark Kay Werner Nielsen
Denmark Keld Leveau
1957 Switzerland Oscar Plattner
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
Denmark Kay Werner Nielsen
Denmark Evan Klamer
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Germany Herbert Weinrich
1958 Denmark Kay Werner Nielsen
Denmark Palle Lykke
Switzerland Jean Roth
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Denmark Knud Linge
1959 Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Denmark Knud Linge
Denmark Kay Werner Nielsen
Denmark Palle Lykke
Switzerland Jean Roth
Switzerland Fritz Pfenninger
1960 Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Belgium Emile Severeyns
Denmark Kay Werner Nielsen
Denmark Palle Lykke
Denmark Bendy Pedersen
Denmark Hans Andresen
1961 Denmark Kay Werner Nielsen
Denmark Palle Lykke
Switzerland Oscar Plattner
Germany Klaus Bugdahl
Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Belgium Emile Severeyns

References

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  1. ^ "6 jours d'Aarhus (Danemark)". Memoire du Cyclisme. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Århus 6-days". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
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