Six Days of New York

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.

Six Days of New York
Race details
RegionNew York, United States
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
History
First edition1899 (1899)
Editions73
Final edition1961
First winner
  •  Charles Miller (USA)
     Frank Waller (USA)
Most wins Alfred Goullet (AUS)
 Franco Giorgetti (ITA)
(8 wins)
Final winner
  •  Oskar Plattner (SUI)
  •  Armin von Büren (SUI)

Madison

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

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

References

  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. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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