Cycling: Tomorrow is the day: The oldest six-day race in the world welcomes its 106th cycling enthusiasts spectators. Last year's Belgian winners Kenny De Ketele & Moreno de Pauw as well as the German winning duo from two years ago: Leif Lampater & Marcel Kalz will also be present at the Berlin Velodrom.
Many spectators are expected in the Berlin Velodrom
At today's press conference in the Berlin Velodrom, Valts Miltovics, the new Managing Director of Sixdays Berlin, and CEO Mark Darbon answered journalists' questions. Among other things, it was about the transmission rights. If the six-day races in London and Amsterdam were still broadcast by Eurosport, this will not be the case in Berlin. Instead, TV Berlin will broadcast a few minutes and viewers can also follow the races on the Internet. According to Mark Darbon, the organizers decided this year to invest more money in the starting field. This was also successful, because at no other track race after the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships would such a world class start as in Berlin. That's why more tickets have been sold to date than has been the case in previous years.
A strong field of drivers promises exciting races
Marcel Kalz from Berlin won the Bremen six-day race last night together with Iljo Keisse from Belgium. In his hometown, however, Kalz will again be at the start alongside Leif Lampater. With him he has already won the oldest Sixdays in the world. In Bremen he just left him behind. Also thanks to Iljo Keisse, who currently seems to be the best track cyclist in the world. However, since he is in the service of Quick-Step Floors, he also has to fulfill the obligations on the road. So he disappeared again to the next training camp and unfortunately cannot be there in Berlin. Likewise, by the way, like Roger Kluge, who was also able to win here. He is currently in Australia on the Tour Down Under, where he has already successfully offered his services for his captain Caleb Ewan. In addition to the successful German duo Kalz/Lampater, last year's winners Kenny De Ketele & Moreno de Pauw can now be expected in Berlin. After all, the two Belgians have already won in London and Amsterdam.
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Maximilian Levy should already be back on the saddle
Rene Enders, Joachim Eilers, Maximilian Levy and Robert Förstemann, among others, can be celebrated in the sprint this year. Even if Robert Förstemann didn't want to pick himself as a favorite during the press conference, the Berliner naturally only has victory in mind. The participation of Maximilian Levy is almost a real miracle. After breaking his collarbone a few days ago, he was spotted back on the role yesterday in Frankfurt. He will be at the start again tomorrow in Berlin. Of course, some women will also be there again. Here, too, the field of drivers could hardly look more prominent. Particularly noteworthy are Alina Lange and Anna Knauer, who both won a title at the German Track Cycling Championships in 2016. The tension on the track is therefore taken care of in every discipline. The Berlin DJ Tomekk will be responsible for the entertainment away from the races. In addition, the governing mayor, Michael Müller, will fire the starting signal for the event.
