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Six Days of New York

Coordinates: 40°45′2″N 73°59′37″W / 40.75056°N 73.99361°W / 40.75056; -73.99361
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Six Days of New York
1908 Six Days of New York
Race details
RegionNew York, United States
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
History
First edition1899 (1899)
Editions73
Final edition1961
First winner
Most wins Alfred Goullet (AUS)
 Franco Giorgetti (ITA)
(8 wins)
Final winner
  •  Oskar Plattner (SUI)
  •  Armin von Büren (SUI)

The Six Days of New York was a former six-day cycling event, held in New York City, in Madison Square Garden's velodrome. Between 1899 and 1961, a total of 73 editions were held, sometimes three per year.[1] Only the Six Days of Berlin and the Six Days of Ghent had more runnings. Australian Alfred Goullet and Italian Franco Giorgetti hold the record with eight wins each.

Madison

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The madison team event, one of the most popular disciplines in track cycling, was invented during the Six Days of New York and named after the second Madison Square Garden, where the venue was held.[2] In French the discipline is known as the "American race" (course à l'américaine).

Roll of honor

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Crash during the 1913 Six Days of New York
Year Winners
1899 United States Charles Miller
United States Frank Waller
1900 United States Floyd MacFarland
United States Harry Elkes
1901 United States Robert Walthour
United States Archie McEachern
1902 United States George Leander
United States Floyd Krebs
1903 United States Robert Walthour
Australia Ben Munroe
1904 United States Oliver Dorlon
United States Eddy Root
1905 United States Joe Fogler
United States Eddy Root
1906 United States Joe Fogler
United States Eddy Root
1907 GER Walter Rütt
Netherlands John Stol
1908 United States Floyd McFarland
United States Jim Moran
1909 GER Walter Rütt
Australia Jack Clark
1910 United States Eddy Root
United States Jim Moran
1911 United States Joe Fogler
Australia Jack Clark
1912 United States Joe Fogler
GER Walter Rütt
1913 United States Joe Fogler
Australia Alfred Goullet
1914 Australia Alfred Grenda
Australia Alfred Goullet
1915 Australia Alfred Grenda
United States Alfred Hill
1916 France Marcel Dupuy
Switzerland Oscar Egg
1917 Australia Alfred Goullet
United States Jake Magin
1918 Australia Reggie McNamara
United States Jake Magin
1919 Australia Alfred Goullet
United States Eddy Madden
1920 (1) Australia Alfred Goullet
United States Jake Magin
1920 (2) United States Ray Eaton
United States Harry Kaiser
1920 (3) France Maurice Brocco
United States Willy Coburn
Year Winners
1921 (1) Netherlands Piet van Kempen
Switzerland Oscar Egg
1921 (2) Australia Alfred Goullet
France Maurice Brocco
1922 (1) Australia Reggie McNamara
Australia Alfred Grenda
1922 (2) Australia Alfred Goullet
Gaetano Belloni
1923 (1) Australia Alfred Goullet
Australia Alfred Grenda
1923 (2) United States Ernest Kockler
United States Percy Lawrence
1924 (1) France Maurice Brocco
Belgium Marcel Buysse
1924 (2) Australia Reggie McNamara
Netherlands Piet van Kempen
1925 (1) United States Fred Spencer
United States Bob Walthour
1925 (2) Belgium Gérard Debaets
Belgium Alfons Goossens
1926 (1) Australia Reggie McNamara
Franco Giorgetti
1926 (2) Australia Reggie McNamara
Pietro Linari
1927 (1) Australia Reggie McNamara
Franco Giorgetti
1927 (2) United States Fred Spencer
United States Charley Winter
1928 (1) Belgium Gérard Debaets
Franco Giorgetti
1928 (2) United States Fred Spencer
Franco Giorgetti
1929 (1) United States Dave Lands
United States Willy Grimm
1929 (2) Belgium Gérard Debaets
Franco Giorgetti
1929 (3) Belgium Gérard Debaets
Franco Giorgetti
1930 (1) France Paul Broccardo
Gaetano Belloni
1930 (2) France Maurice Brocco
Franco Giorgetti
1931 (1) France Marcel Guimbretière
France Alfred Letourneur
1931 (2) France Marcel Guimbretière
France Alfred Letourneur
1932 (1) CAN William Peden
Australia Reggie McNamara
Year Winners
1932 (2) CAN William Peden
United States Fred Spencer
1933 (1) Belgium Gérard Debaets
France Alfred Letourneur
1933 (2) CAN William Peden
France Alfred Letourneur
1934 (1) France Marcel Guimbretière
France Paul Broccardo
1934 (2) Belgium Gérard Debaets
France Alfred Letourneur
1935 (1) Franco Giorgetti
France Alfred Letourneur
1935 (2) Gustav Kilian
Heinz Vopel
1936 (1) Gustav Kilian
Heinz Vopel
1936 (2) United States Jim Walthour
United States Alfred Crossley
1937 (1) Belgium Jean Aerts
Belgium Omer de Bruycker
1937 (2) Gustav Kilian
Heinz Vopel
1938 Gustav Kilian
Heinz Vopel
1939 (1) CAN William Peden
CAN Douglas Peden
1939 (2) United States Cecil Yates
Cesare Moretti
1940-47 Not held
1948 (1) France Alvaro Giorgetti
United States Angelo de Bacco
1948 (2) Belgium Emile Bruneau
Belgium Louis Saen
1948 (3) France Alvaro Giorgetti
United States Cesare Moretti
1949 (1) Switzerland Hugo Koblet
Switzerland Walter Diggelmann
1949 (2) Australia Reginald Arnold
Australia Alfred Strom
1950 Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Italy Severino Rigoni
1951-58 Not held
1959 Italy Ferdinando Terruzzi
Italy Leandro Faggin
1960 Not held
1961 Switzerland Oscar Plattner
Switzerland Armin von Büren

References

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  1. ^ Gabriele, Michael C. (2011), The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey, History Press, London, ISBN 978-16-142350-64, p25
  2. ^ "A Brutal Exhibition". The New York Times. 11 December 1897. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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