Madeleine Sandig gets ready for the women's cup in Berlin(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Robert Bengsch and Marcel Kalz in action(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The "new" world team sprint champions from Germany(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Kenny De Ketele throws Iljo Keisse into the action(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Madison action in Berlin(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Italian pair Fabio Masotti and Angelo Ciccone in Berlin(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Madison action (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Charlotte Becker is only here to keep the peace(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Fabio Masotti and Angelo Ciccone in action(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
World Madison champions Leigh Howard and Cameron Meyer race in Berlin(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Max Levy and Madeleine Sandig(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Max Levy, rene Enders and Stefan Nimke were awarded the team sprint world title after Frenchman Gregory Bauge was stripped of his results over whereabouts violations(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Charlotte Becker(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Charlotte Becker in action(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Robert Foerstermann in the sprint cup in Berlin(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Howard and Meyer on day 1(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Leif Lampater and Roger Kluge race to the lead on day 1 in Berlin(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Max Levy wins the sprint event(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Madeleine Sandig in action(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The German team sprint world champions(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sprinters' quads(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Franco Marvulli gets thrown in by Sylvan Diller(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Leif Lampater and Roger Kluge took first blood on evening 1 of the Berlin Six day series, but there is very little separating the top six teams.
The duo lead perennial six day racers Iljo Keisse and Kenny de Ketele by eight points, with defending champions Leigh Howard and Cameron Meyer 14 down.
The madison was the most exciting contest of the evening with Lampater and Kluge banking the key points to give them the early lead.