Track cycling: The Belgians Iljo Keisse and Jasper De Buyst snatched victory at the Sixdays Bremen. In an extremely exciting race on the final day, they caught the Italian-Swiss duo Simone Consonni and Tristan Marguet. While among the women, as expected, Kirsten Wild dominated in the Omnium, Lisa Klein and Lisa Brennauer can be happy about their triumph in the Madison. Maximilian Levy's overall sprint victory took a back seat, as colleague Robert Förstemann fell heavily on the third night and sustained several fractures.
Sixdays Bremen 2019: exciting until the end
Six days of track cycling, six days of excitement - that's what all organizers of six-day races hope for. The Bremen Sixdays definitely succeeded this year. After several changes at the top, the overall standings before the final hunt on Tuesday evening promised pure excitement. Simone Consonni and Tristan Marguet started the final day with a 13-point lead. But in the end, Iljo Keisse and Jasper De Buyst were allowed to celebrate. In the hunt for the final, the Belgians proved to be the strongest pros in the Bremen Oval. The Consonni/Marguet duo, on the other hand, even lost second place to the Dane Marc Hester and the German Theo Reinhardt, who had previously won the first hunt and finally finished second in the final hunt.
Iljo Keisse and Jasper De Buyst win the@sixdays_bremen! pic.twitter.com/SHm6avcZqx
— buten un inside | Sport Blitz (@SportblitzNews) 15 January 2019
German victories in the U23 class and in the sprint
Nevertheless, there were top German results to be celebrated at the Sixdays Bremen. Elias Richter and Max Gehrmann celebrated their triumph in the U23 class, which held their competitions on the fourth and fifth night. The two were able to surpass the Italians Filippo Ferronato and Matteo Donegà, as well as the Danes Anders Fynbo and Martin Mollerup due to a higher number of points. In the sprint, too, there was a winner from Germany. Maximilian Levy won ahead of compatriot Elias Edbauer. Robert Förstemann had a serious fall on the third night. On the way to a new track record, the 32-year-old's front tire burst so that he could no longer avoid a fall. He fractured his collarbone, shoulder and two ribs.
Kirsten Wild also clears up at the Sixdays Bremen
In the women's category, Kirsten Wild once again demonstrated her strength on the third night. The Dutchwoman won the overall ranking in the Omnium, well ahead of the four Germans Franziska Brauße, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein and Lea Lin Teutenberg. In the scratch and in the points race, she didn't give her competitors a chance. At least Lisa Brennauer was able to win the speed race and Franziska Brausse the elimination race and thus just prevented Kirsten Wild from winning four times. The hour of the two Lisas should come on Sunday. Lisa Klein and Lisa Brennauer won on night four at the Madison ahead of Kirsten Wild and Amber van der Hulst of the Netherlands.
First victory in the Madison with my partner lisaklein157 and first victory for @wnt_rotor @sixdays_bremen
Great to share the podium with two of my teammates.
📷 frontal vision… https://t.co/jbkfTcvDKD— Lisa Brennauer (@LisaBrennauer) 13 January 2019