Lampater and De Ketele claim opening night honours

The Belgian-German pair of Kenny De Ketele and Leif Lampater are the first leaders of the Gent Six Day after winning the first Madison and taking a lap on all but one of their rivals. The pair were consistent performers throughout the evening's events, with De Ketele also winning his derny heat and the derny final, and finished with 65 points.

"I could not wish for more than to be in the lead after the first day," De Ketele told Sporza.

The German duo of Robert Bartko and Danilo Hondo were the only other team to finish on the lead lap and they trail De Ketele and Lampater by 15 points in second place.

Local hero Iljo Keisse started the Six Day with a cold and struggled in the opening sprints competition. But he and Dutch partner Peter Schep bounced back to finish second in the one-lap time trial followed later by a win for Keisse in the elimination. The pair scored the most points for the evening, 68, and hold third overall, the best of eight teams currently one lap off the pace.

"That's not too bad," Keisse told Sporza. "I had some difficult moments, but racing is always difficult. I hope to recover well and get better."

Defending champions Alex Rasmussen and Michael Morkov finished in fourth after the first night of racing, one lap down with 58 points. The Danish pair won the opening sprints event and nearly swept the timed competitions, with a win in the 166m flying lap followed later by a close second place finish to Switzerland's Franco Marvulli and Alexander Aeschbach in the 500m time trial. They lost a lap in the first Madison, but are still very much in contention to repeat their victory in the Gent Six Day.

Full Results

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Sprints
1Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens10pts
2Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS7Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht4Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK1Row 12 - Cell 3
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Team Elimination
1Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink20pts
2Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) CaruurRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
8Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDKRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
9Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - OudendijkRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
10Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-VlaanderenRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro TyreRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
12Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMBRow 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVSRow 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
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Flying Lap
1Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens0:00:08.83
2Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht0:00:08.85
3Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK0:00:08.88
4Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen0:00:08.89
5Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen0:00:08.98
6Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen0:00:09.03
7Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur0:00:09.06
8Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS0:00:09.13
9Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre0:00:09.14
10Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk0:00:09.20
11Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink0:00:09.21
12Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB0:00:09.31
13Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto0:00:09.41
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Madison
1Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen20pts
2Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK10-1lap
4Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - SantensRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVSRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
9Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMBRow 8 - Cell 2 -2laps
10Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport VlaanderenRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - OudendijkRow 10 - Cell 2 -3laps
12Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro TyreRow 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
13Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-VlaanderenRow 12 - Cell 2 -5laps
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Derny - Heat 1
1Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen5pts
2Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro TyreRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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Elimination
1Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht10pts
2Franco Marvulli (Swi) VDK6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marc Hester (Den) AVS4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto2Row 5 - Cell 3
7Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-VlaanderenRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - SantensRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
9Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMBRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
10Danny Stam (Ned) AA DrinkRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) Euro TyreRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
12Jens Mouris (Ned) CaruurRow 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
13Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport VlaanderenRow 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
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Derny - Heat 2
1Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht5pts
2Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Marc Hester (Den) AVSRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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500m Time Trial
1Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK0:00:28.36
2Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens0:00:28.44
3Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht0:00:28.55
4Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen0:00:28.81
5Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto0:00:28.89
6Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk0:00:28.90
7Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen0:00:28.97
8Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS0:00:29.04
9Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur0:00:29.21
10Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB0:00:29.24
11Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen0:00:29.50
12Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre0:00:30.05
13Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink0:00:30.10
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Derny Final
1Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen5pts
2Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht3Row 2 - Cell 3
4Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink1Row 4 - Cell 3
6Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMBRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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Sprints
1Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto17pts
2Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre1Row 10 - Cell 3
12Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen1Row 11 - Cell 3
13Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMBRow 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
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Madison
1Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen20pts
2Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur10-1lap
4Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - SantensRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
8Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) LottoRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
9Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDKRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVSRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - OudendijkRow 10 - Cell 2 -2laps
12Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro TyreRow 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
13Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-VlaanderenRow 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
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Standings after night one
1Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen65pts
2Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto50Row 1 - Cell 3
3Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht68-1lap
4Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens58Row 3 - Cell 3
5Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK52Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen47Row 5 - Cell 3
7Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink41Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur27Row 7 - Cell 3
9Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB20Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS19Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk15-4laps
12Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre6Row 11 - Cell 3
13Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen9-6laps
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UIV Talents Cup
1Jonathan Mould / Simon Yates (GBr)20pts
2Alex Carver / Jackson Law (Aus)15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Claudio Imhof / Silvan Dillier (Swi)11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jochen de Weer / Brian Ligneel (Bel)3-1lap
5Giovanni de Merlier / Lennert Buysse (Bel)3-2laps
6Sebastian Lander / Christian Kreutzfeldt (Den)3Row 5 - Cell 3
7Giovanni Longo / Bonifazio Nicolo (Ita)Row 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
8Didier Caspers / Bart Harmsen (Ned)Row 7 - Cell 2 -3laps
9Daniel McLay / Owain Doull (GBr)Row 8 - Cell 2 -4laps
10Justin Williams / Jesse Marans (USA)Row 9 - Cell 2 -10laps
11Francesco van Coppernolle (Bel) / Christopher Magic (NZl)Row 10 - Cell 2 -11laps
12Jauffrey Betouigt-Suire / Florian Legrandois (Fra)Row 11 - Cell 2 -15laps

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