Keisse and Schep win 70th Gent Six Day

Iljo Keisse and Peter Schep (John Saey-Mega Deschacht) have won the 70th edition of the Gent Six Day. The Belgian-Dutch duo outscored two teams who finished on the lead lap by a decisive margin - 61 points ahead of runner-up Kenny De Ketele and Leif Lampater (Mercator Verzekeringen) while the German duo of Robert Bartko and Danilo Hondo (Lotto) finished third with 275 points, 131 off the mark of Keisse and Schep.

Entering the Six Day's final event, a 60 minute Madison, Keisse and Schep led with 384 points. De Ketele and Lampater held second with 325 points while the next three teams were one lap off the pace: defending champions Alex Rasmussen and Michael Morkov (322 points), Germans Bartko and Hondo (259 points) and Dutchmen Danny Stam and Leon Van Bon (246 points).

In the closing laps of the Madison Bartko and Hondo took a lap which secured a third place overall finish. De Ketele and Lampater made a spirited effort to also gain a lap in an attempt to win overall, but Keisse and Schep neutralised their attack and defended their overall lead through to the finish. Keisse crossed the finish line of the Madison to raucous cheers of "Iljo! Iljo! Iljo!" from the partisan crowd.

Keisse earned his fourth victory in his hometown Gent Six Day, an emotional conclusion to an event he was only granted entry several weeks in advance. For teammate Peter Schep, the victory was his first in Gent. "This is fantastic," Keisse told Sporza, "after all the misery [about the doping violation] in recent months. It's been a great week...when you hear the room above. I have no words."

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Sprints
1Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK14pts
2Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen7Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS1Row 10 - Cell 3
12Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens1Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) CaruurRow 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
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Team Elimination
1Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink20pts
2Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) CaruurRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
8Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator VerzekeringenRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro TyreRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
10Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) LottoRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
11Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - SantensRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVSRow 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
13Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMBRow 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
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Flying Lap
1Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur0:00:08.70
2Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht0:00:08.82
3Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens0:00:08.94
4Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK0:00:08.98
5Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - OudendijkRow 4 - Cell 2
6Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen0:00:09.02
7Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen0:00:09.10
8Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink0:00:09.15
9Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS0:00:09.21
10Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) LottoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen0:00:09.23
12Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre0:00:09.32
13Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB0:00:09.48
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Derny 1
1Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht5pts
2Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) Euro Tyre2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Steven De Neef (Bel) Provincie Oost-VlaanderenRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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Elimination
1Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen10pts
2Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMB3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA DrinkRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
8Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega DeschachtRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jens -Erik Madsen (Den) AVSRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
10Wim Stroetinga (Ned) CaruurRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
11Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator VerzekeringenRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
12Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro TyreRow 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - SantensRow 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
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Derny 2
1Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen5pts
2Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jens -Erik Madsen (Den) AVS2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Franco Marvulli (Swi) VDK1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jens Mouris (Ned) CaruurRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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500m Time Trial
1Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht0:00:28.15
2Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) CaruurRow 1 - Cell 2
3Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen0:00:28.24
4Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk0:00:28.50
5Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto0:00:28.80
6Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen0:00:28.83
7Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK0:00:28.86
8Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre0:00:29.38
9Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS0:00:29.76
10Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens0:00:29.96
11Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB0:00:30.05
12Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen0:00:30.17
13Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink0:00:30.65
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Derny Final
1Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht5pts
2Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator VerzekeringenRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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Sprints
1Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS13pts
2Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht7Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto2Row 12 - Cell 3
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Madison
1Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto16pts
2Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens24-1lap
3Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht22Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen20Row 3 - Cell 3
5Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK0Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk10-2laps
8Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS0Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen10-3laps
10Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro TyreRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
11Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMBRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) CaruurRow 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
13Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-VlaanderenRow 12 - Cell 2 -4laps
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Final standings
1Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht406pts
2Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen345Row 1 - Cell 3
3Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto275Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens346-1lap
5Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink254Row 4 - Cell 3
6Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK301-2laps
7Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS149-7laps
8Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur160-14laps
9Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen279-18laps
10Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB111-20laps
11Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk155-31laps
12Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre92-35laps
13Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen114-46laps
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UIV Talents Cup final standings
1Claudio Imhof / Silvan Dillier (Swi)121pts
2Alex Carver / Jackson Law (Aus)101Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jonathan Mould / Simon Yates (GBr)66Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sebastian Lander / Christian Kreutzfeldt (Den)49-1lap
5Daniel McLay / Owain Doull (GBr)15-5laps
6Jochen Deweer / Brian Ligneel (Bel)37-6laps
7Giovanni Longo / Bonifazio Nicolo (Ita)22-7laps
8Didier Caspers / Bart Harmsen (Ned)7-9laps
9Giovanni de Merlier / Lennert Buysse (Bel)10-21laps

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