Iljo Keisse and Glenn O'Shea have taken the lead at the Gent Six after anther night of intense rivalry with world champion Gijs Van Hoecke and Kenny De Ketele.
During an eventful evening, that also saw a male streaker interrupt the racing for a while and Miss Belgium entrants take to the track, Keisse and O'Shea managed to snatch the lead by just six points. They now have a total of 232 points, with Gijs Van Hoecke and Kenny De Ketele on 226. Danish pair
Marc Hester and Lasse Norman Hansen are third with 154 points and the Silvan Dillier and Robert Bartko are fourth, with all the teams on the same lap after dominating the Madison race.
A track record also fell for the second night, this time in the 500 metre time trial, with Swiss pair Tristan Marguet and Franco Marvulli setting a new record of 27.03 for the 166m track. The previous record of 27.04 was set by Denmark's Jimmy Madesen and US sprinter Marty Northstein in 2002.
| 1 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 232 | pts |
| 2 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 226 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 154 | -2laps |
| 4 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 124 | -3laps |
| 5 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 167 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant – Decoranda | 102 | -3laps |
| 7 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 84 | -4laps |
| 8 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 130 | -9laps |
| 9 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 72 | -13laps |
| 10 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 47 | -14laps |
| 11 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 56 | -20laps |
| 12 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 38 | -25laps |
| 13 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 68 | -25laps |
-
How tracking your period, heart rate and vital stats can help female cyclists with performance – and where should we still 'use our feeling first'
In the first of Cyclingnews' women's health series, as health-tracking technology becomes ever-present in cycling, how are female cyclists using it to monitor their health, and is all this data actually beneficial to fine-tuning our training? -
Our best tyre for puncture protection is now almost half price
While it's extremely hard to pierce its carcass, this deal sees the Pirelli Cinturato Velo's price slashed by 39% -
'The warmest winter gloves I’ve ever tested' – These Gorewear Gore-Tex gloves might just be the best winter cycling gloves ever made, and now have 35% off
Gorewear is closing down, and it has a huge sale on, including the Gore-Tex Insulated Trigger Gloves at a bargain price -
'Finding out I wasn't doing the Tour de France via the media was what made me most unhappy' – Fernando Gaviria on comeback trail with new squad Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Colombian set for top role this July after Spanish squad get unexpected wildcard slot
