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World Champions Rasmussen and Mørkøv in the lead

Danes take a lap on final Madison

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Riders line up in front of Bernard Hinault for the Rotterdam Six Day

Riders line up in front of Bernard Hinault for the Rotterdam Six Day (Image credit: AFP Photo)
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Bernard Hinault fired the opening gun on the Rotterdam Six Day

Bernard Hinault fired the opening gun on the Rotterdam Six Day (Image credit: AFP Photo)

World Madison champions Michael Mørkøv and Alex Rasmussen got off to a flying start on the first day of the six-day race in Rotterdam, taking a lap in the night's final Madison to push ahead to the lead in front of the Swiss pair Bruno Risi and Franco Marvulli.

The night's first Madison saw all the top teams keeping a keen eye on each other, with none able to escape the field to take a lap. Former sprinter Theo Bos helped his team with Peter Schep earn the top place on points thanks to his powerful jump.

However, Bos and Schep were one of eight teams who lagged one lap behind the Danish world champions in the final race, leaving five teams close on points in the places behind the leaders.

"It's nice to be able to start the year this way," said Mørkøv." We were a bit nervous before the race, since December we have been doing many kilometres on the road and almost no competition, which means that we lack pace and speed but we have the endurance and that is what we need to win over here.

"We have no intentions to defend our lead but we see the lead as an investment for the coming days."

Along with their lap gained, the Danes have a six point lead over Risi and Marvulli, with Danny Stam and Iljo Keisse just one point further behind, and Schep/Bos one more in arrears.

Points race
1Danny Stam / Iljo Keisse (Ned/Bel)10pts
2Peter Schep / Theo Bos (Ned)6
3Kenny De Ketele / Pim Ligthart (Bel/Ned)5
4Kenny van Hummel / Andreas Beikirch (Ned/Ger)4
5Sebastian Donadio / Marc Hester (Arg/Den)3
6Leif Lampater / Léon van Bon (Ger/Ned)2
7Jens Mouris / Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
8Robert Bartko / Jeff Vermeulen (Ger/Ned)
9Arno van der Zwet / Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned)
10Michael Mørkøv / Alex Rasmussen (Den)
11Raymond Kreder / Michel Kreder (Ned)
12Michael Vingerling / Nick Stöpler (Ned)
13Bruno Risi / Franco Marvulli (Swi)
14Roy Pieters / Ismaël Kip (Ned)
15Matthé Pronk / Jos Pronk (Ned)

Team Elimination
1Bruno Risi / Franco Marvulli (Swi)20pts
2Leif Lampater / Léon van Bon (Ger/Ned)12
3Michael Mørkøv / Alex Rasmussen (Den)10
4Robert Bartko / Jeff Vermeulen (Ger/Ned)8
5Kenny De Ketele / Pim Ligthart (Bel/Ned)6
6Arno van der Zwet / Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned)4
7Matthé Pronk / Jos Pronk (Ned)
8Raymond Kreder / Michel Kreder (Ned)
9Jens Mouris / Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
10Michael Vingerling / Nick Stöpler (Ned)
11Roy Pieters / Ismaël Kip (Ned)
12Sebastian Donadio / Marc Hester (Arg/Den)
13Peter Schep / Theo Bos (Ned)
14Danny Stam / Iljo Keisse (Ned/Bel)
15Kenny van Hummel / Andreas Beikirch (Ned/Ger)

Madison 1
1Peter Schep / Theo Bos (Ned)20pts
2Bruno Risi / Franco Marvulli (Swi)12
3Danny Stam / Iljo Keisse (Ned/Bel)10
4Michael Mørkøv / Alex Rasmussen (Den)8
5Leif Lampater / Léon van Bon (Ger/Ned)6
6Robert Bartko / Jeff Vermeulen (Ger/Ned)4
7Kenny De Ketele / Pim Ligthart (Bel/Ned)-1 lap
8Kenny van Hummel / Andreas Beikirch (Ned/Ger)
9Arno van der Zwet / Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned)-2 laps
10Matthé Pronk / Jos Pronk (Ned)
11Jens Mouris / Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
12Roy Pieters / Ismaël Kip (Ned)
13Sebastian Donadio / Marc Hester (Arg/Den)
14Michael Vingerling / Nick Stöpler (Ned)-3 laps
15Raymond Kreder / Michel Kreder (Ned)-5 laps

Team Time Trial
1Peter Schep / Theo Bos (Ned)0:00:21.35
2Michael Mørkøv / Alex Rasmussen (Den)0:00:21.73
3Bruno Risi / Franco Marvulli (Swi)0:00:22.09
4Leif Lampater / Léon van Bon (Ger/Ned)0:00:22.30
5Sebastian Donadio / Marc Hester (Arg/Den)0:00:22.77
6Arno van der Zwet / Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned)0:00:22.82
7Kenny De Ketele / Pim Ligthart (Bel/Ned)0:00:23.09
8Danny Stam / Iljo Keisse (Ned/Bel)0:00:23.23
9Roy Pieters / Ismaël Kip (Ned)0:00:23.29
10Michael Vingerling / Nick Stöpler (Ned)0:00:23.53
11Matthé Pronk / Jos Pronk (Ned)0:00:23.63
12Jens Mouris / Bobbie Traksel (Ned)0:00:23.68
13Kenny van Hummel / Andreas Beikirch (Ned/Ger)0:00:23.87
14Raymond Kreder / Michel Kreder (Ned)0:00:24.63

Derny 1
1Léon van Bon / J Zijlaard5pts
2Bobbie Traksel / B Vaarten4
3Raymond Kreder / R Bakker3
4Nick Stöpler / C Stam2
5Jos Pronk / J Huybrechts1
6Geert-Jan Jonkman / Schoefs
7Marc Hester / R Zijlaard

Elimination
1Danny Stam / Iljo Keisse (Ned/Bel)10pts
2Sebastian Donadio / Marc Hester (Arg/Den)6
3Kenny De Ketele / Pim Ligthart (Bel/Ned)5
4Matthé Pronk / Jos Pronk (Ned)4
5Roy Pieters / Ismaël Kip (Ned)3
6Arno van der Zwet / Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned)2
7Michael Vingerling / Nick Stöpler (Ned)
8Raymond Kreder / Michel Kreder (Ned)
9Kenny van Hummel / Andreas Beikirch (Ned/Ger)
10Leif Lampater / Léon van Bon (Ger/Ned)
11Peter Schep / Theo Bos (Ned)
12Bruno Risi / Franco Marvulli (Swi)
13Michael Mørkøv / Alex Rasmussen (Den)
14Jens Mouris / Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
15Robert Bartko / Jeff Vermeulen (Ger/Ned)

Derny 2
1Danny Stam / C Stam5pts
2Bruno Risi / J Zijlaard4
3Michael Mørkøv / M Schoefs3
4Kenny De Ketele / K Vaarten2
5Peter Schep / P Huybrechts1
6Robert Bartko / R Zijlaard

Scratch Race
1Robert Bartko / Jeff Vermeulen (Ger/Ned)10pts
2Leif Lampater / Léon van Bon (Ger/Ned)6
3Danny Stam / Iljo Keisse (Ned/Bel)5
4Sebastian Donadio / Marc Hester (Arg/Den)4
5Bruno Risi / Franco Marvulli (Swi)3
6Michael Mørkøv / Alex Rasmussen (Den)2
7Raymond Kreder / Michel Kreder (Ned)
8Roy Pieters / Ismaël Kip (Ned)
9Michael Vingerling / Nick Stöpler (Ned)
10Kenny van Hummel / Andreas Beikirch (Ned/Ger)
11Arno van der Zwet / Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned)
12Matthé Pronk / Jos Pronk (Ned)
13Kenny De Ketele / Pim Ligthart (Bel/Ned)
14Peter Schep / Theo Bos (Ned)
15Jens Mouris / Bobbie Traksel (Ned)

Madison 2
1Michael Mørkøv / Alex Rasmussen (Den)20pts
2Kenny De Ketele / Pim Ligthart (Bel/Ned)12
3Matthé Pronk / Jos Pronk (Ned)10-1 lap
4Danny Stam / Iljo Keisse (Ned/Bel)8
5Arno van der Zwet / Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned)6
6Kenny van Hummel / Andreas Beikirch (Ned/Ger)4
7Bruno Risi / Franco Marvulli (Swi)
8Leif Lampater / Léon van Bon (Ger/Ned)
9Jens Mouris / Bobbie Traksel (Ned)
10Peter Schep / Theo Bos (Ned)
11Michael Vingerling / Nick Stöpler (Ned)-2 laps
12Roy Pieters / Ismaël Kip (Ned)
13Sebastian Donadio / Marc Hester (Arg/Den)
14Robert Bartko / Jeff Vermeulen (Ger/Ned)
15Raymond Kreder / Michel Kreder (Ned)-3 laps

Standings after night 1
1Michael Mørkøv / Alex Rasmussen (Den)55pts
2Bruno Risi / Franco Marvulli (Swi)49-1 lap
3Danny Stam / Iljo Keisse (Ned/Bel)48
4Peter Schep / Theo Bos (Ned)47
5Leif Lampater / Léon van Bon (Ger/Ned)39
6Kenny De Ketele / Pim Ligthart (Bel/Ned)30
7Robert Bartko / Jeff Vermeulen (Ger/Ned)22-2 laps
8Kenny van Hummel / Andreas Beikirch (Ned/Ger)8
9Arno van der Zwet / Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned)16-3 laps
10Matthé Pronk / Jos Pronk (Ned)15
11Jens Mouris / Bobbie Traksel (Ned)4
12Sebastian Donadio / Marc Hester (Arg/Den)19-4 laps
13Roy Pieters / Ismaël Kip (Ned)3
14Michael Vingerling / Nick Stöpler (Ned)2-5 laps
15Raymond Kreder / Michel Kreder (Ned)3-8 laps

Sprint Cup - Keirin
1Teun Mulder (Ned)
2Grégory Baugé (Fra)
3Tim Veldt (Ned)
4Kasper Jessen (Den)
5Hugo Haak (Ned)
6Roy van den Berg (Ned)
7Dean Tracy (USA)
8Yorick Bos (Ned)

Sprint Cup - 200m
1Grégory Baugé (Fra)0:00:10.49
2Teun Mulder (Ned)0:00:10.69
3Tim Veldt (Ned)0:00:10.79
4Roy van den Berg (Ned)0:00:11.11
5Hugo Haak (Ned)0:00:11.13
6Kasper Jessen (Den)0:00:11.16
7Yorick Bos (Ned)
8Dean Tracy (USA)0:00:11.44

Sprint Cup - Sprint
1Grégory Baugé (Fra)
2Teun Mulder (Ned)
3Tim Veldt (Ned)
4Roy van den Berg (Ned)
5Yorick Bos (Ned)
6Kasper Jessen (Den)
7Hugo Haak (Ned)
8Dean Tracy (USA)

Sprint Cup - Team Sprint
1Teun Mulder (Ned)0:00:22.09
2Hugo Haak (Ned)0:00:22.38
3Tim Veldt (Ned)0:00:22.53
4Grégory Baugé (Fra)0:00:22.62

Sprint Cup - Standings after night 1
1Grégory Baugé (Fra)3pts
2Teun Mulder (Ned)3
3Tim Veldt (Ned)6
4Roy van den Berg (Ned)10
5Hugo Haak (Ned)10
6Kasper Jessen (Den)10
7Yorick Bos (Ned)15
8Dean Tracy (USA)15

Women - Elimination 1
1Vera Koedooder (Ned)10pts
2Amy Pieters (Ned)6
3Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA)5
4Elsie van Hage (Ned)4
5Alex Greenfield (GBr)3
6Katie Colclough (GBr)2
7Kelly Druyts (Ned)
8Eva Heijmans (Ned)
9Marlijn Binnendijk (Ned)
10Samantha van Steenis (Ned)
11Joan Boskamp (Ned)

Women - Elimination 2
1Kirsten Wild (Ned)10pts
2Kacey Manderfield (USA)6
3Jolien D'Hoore (Ned)5
4Roxanne Knetemann (Ned)4
5Liesbeth Bakker (Ned)3
6Nina Kessler (Ned)2
7Colleen Gulick (Ned)
8Pelin Cizgin (Ned)
9Kim van Dijk (Ned)
10Ruby Miller (GBr)
11Lucy Martin (GBr)

Women - Madison
1Vera Koedooder / Kirsten Wild (Ned)20pts
2Kelly Druyts / Jolien D'Hoore (Ned)12
3Amy Pieters / Roxanne Knetemann (Ned)10
4Katie Colclough / Lucy Martin (GBr)8
5Theresa Cliff-Ryan / Kacey Manderfield (USA)6
6Alex Greenfield / Ruby Miller (GBr)4-1 lap
7Elsie van Hage / Kim van Dijk (Ned)-2 laps
8Marlijn Binnendijk / Liesbeth Bakker (Ned)
9Samantha van Steenis / Pelin Cizgin (Ned)
10Joan Boskamp / Nina Kessler (Ned)-3 laps
11Eva Heijmans / Colleen Gulick (Ned)-4 laps

Women - Standings after night 1
1Vera Koedooder / Kirsten Wild (Ned)40pts
2Amy Pieters / Roxanne Knetemann (Ned)20
3Kelly Druyts / Jolien D'Hoore (Ned)17
4Theresa Cliff-Ryan / Kacey Manderfield (USA)17
5Katie Colclough / Lucy Martin (GBr)10
6Alex Greenfield / Ruby Miller (GBr)7-1 lap
7Elsie van Hage / Kim van Dijk (Ned)4-2 laps
8Marlijn Binnendijk / Liesbeth Bakker (Ned)3
9Samantha van Steenis / Pelin Cizgin (Ned)
10Joan Boskamp / Nina Kessler (Ned)2-3 laps
11Eva Heijmans / Colleen Gulick (Ned)-4 laps

 

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