UIV Track Talents Cup opens at 6-Days of Amsterdam

2006/2007 UIV Talents Cup winner Iljo Keisse (with Marco Villa)

2006/2007 UIV Talents Cup winner Iljo Keisse (with Marco Villa) (Image credit: Nick Rosenthal)

The 2007/2008 round of the UIV (Union Internationale des Velodromes) Under 25 Talents Cup began this weekend with at the 6-Days of Amsterdam. Back for a fifth year, the UIV Talents Cup is an independently-sponsored points competition that runs parallel to the 6-days track season.

The UIV Talents Cup was introduced in 2003/2004 and won by the Belgium team Iljo Keisse – Dmitri De Fauw. The main goal of the Cup is to foster youth talent for 6-Days.

Full regulations and information is available the promoter's website at www.uiv.dk.

UIV Cup-Winners

2003/2004: Iljo Keisse - Dmitri De Fauw (Bel)
2004/2005: Michael Mørkøv - Marc Hester (Den)
2005/2006: Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) - indiv. classification
2006/2007: Ingmar de Poortere - Tim Mertens (Bel)

Legs of the UIV Cup 2007/2008

Amsterdam 25/10 - 27/10, 3 days
Dortmund 02/11 - 04/11, 3 days
München 08/11 - 10/11, 3 days
Gent 20/11 - 25/11, 6 days
Maastricht 20/12 - 22/12, 3 days
Zürich 28/12 - 30/12, 3 days
Rotterdam 04/01 - 08/01, 5 days
Stuttgart 18/01 - 20/01, 3 days
Berlin 24/01 - 27/01, 4 days
Copenhagen 31/01 - 05/02, 6 days

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