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German pair pick up a bonus lap after hitting 200 points

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Robert Bartko slings Danilo Hondo into the action.

Robert Bartko slings Danilo Hondo into the action. (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)
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Defending champions Michael Morkov and Alex Rasmussen.

Defending champions Michael Morkov and Alex Rasmussen. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Eyeballs out for Alexander Aeschbach.

Eyeballs out for Alexander Aeschbach. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Swiss teammates Alexander Aeschbach and Franco Marvulli

Swiss teammates Alexander Aeschbach and Franco Marvulli (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Iljo Keisse gives it his all.

Iljo Keisse gives it his all. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Iljo Keisse looks at the scoreboard midway through the Madison.

Iljo Keisse looks at the scoreboard midway through the Madison. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Iljo Keisse is back - that's for sure.

Iljo Keisse is back - that's for sure. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Kenny De Ketele slings in Leif Lampater.

Kenny De Ketele slings in Leif Lampater. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Leon Van Bon in full flight.

Leon Van Bon in full flight. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Australia's Luke Roberts in action on night 4.

Australia's Luke Roberts in action on night 4. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Kenny De Ketele chased by Jeff Vermeulen.

Kenny De Ketele chased by Jeff Vermeulen. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Danny Stam eyes Franco Marvulli.

Danny Stam eyes Franco Marvulli. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Sebastian Donadio is slung into the Madison action at full speed by Jeff Vermeulen.

Sebastian Donadio is slung into the Madison action at full speed by Jeff Vermeulen. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Denmark's Michael Morkov and Alex Rasmussen during the team presentation.

Denmark's Michael Morkov and Alex Rasmussen during the team presentation. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Alex Rasmussen and Steve Schets.

Alex Rasmussen and Steve Schets. (Image credit: John J. Young)
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Alex Rasmussen and Michael Morkov make a change

Alex Rasmussen and Michael Morkov make a change (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
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The action was fast again in the Madison

The action was fast again in the Madison (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
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Iljo Keisse is just happy to be racing

Iljo Keisse is just happy to be racing (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
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Soigneurs rub legs as the doping control was carried out

Soigneurs rub legs as the doping control was carried out (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
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The crowd watched on as the inspectors tested the riders

The crowd watched on as the inspectors tested the riders (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
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The bikes

The bikes (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)
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The arrival of the doping controllers caused a stir

The arrival of the doping controllers caused a stir (Image credit: ispaphoto.com)

Germany’s Robert Bartko and Danilo Hondo are the new leaders of the Ghent Six after reaching 200 points and so picking up a bonus lap on their rivals just at the right time.

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Others teams have already scored more than 200 points but the German pair had kept them in check and scored consistently during the fourth night of racing.

In the all-important Madison, they took a lap with Stam-Van Bon and Madsen-Hester and were faster in the final sprint. These three teams were then on the same lap along with Keisse-Schep and De Ketele-Lampater but during last race of the evening Bartko-Hondo reached the 200 points mark and collected their bonus lap and race lead.

Full Results

Sprints
1Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK12pts
2Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur10
3Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens8
4Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen7
5Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht5
6Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen5
7Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB4
8Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen4
9Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS4
10Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink4
11Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre3
12Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk
13Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto

Team elimination
1Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK20pts
2Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen12
3Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen10
4Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink8
5Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk6
6Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto4
7Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
8Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB
9Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS
10Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur
11Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens
12Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht
13Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre

Flying Lap
1Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur0:00:08.83
2Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens0:00:08.84
3Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK0:00:08.90
4Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht0:00:08.92
5Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen
6Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen0:00:09.03
7Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS0:00:09.08
8Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen0:00:09.12
9Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk0:00:09.14
10Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink0:00:09.19
11Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto0:00:09.24
12Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB0:00:09.27
13Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre0:00:09.34

Madison
1Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht20pts
2Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto12
3Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink10
4Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK8-1lap
5Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen6
6Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens4
7Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur
8Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS
9Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB-3laps
10Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen
11Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre-5laps
12Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk
13Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen

Derny 1
1Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur5pts
2Steven De Neef (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen4
3Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen3
4Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMB2
5Marc Hester (Den) AVS1
6Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk

Elimination
1Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk10pts
2Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen6
3Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) AVS5
4Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen4
5Tosh Van de Sande (Bel) Euro Tyre3
6Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB2
7Jens Mouris (Ned) Caruur
8Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens
9Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto
10Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht
11Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen
12Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink
13Franco Marvulli (Swi) VDK

Derny 2
1Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen5pts
2Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto4
3Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens3
4Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht2
5Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink1
6Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK

500m Time Trial
1Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht0:00:28.08
2Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen0:00:28.18
3Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen0:00:28.24
4Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK0:00:28.51
5Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur0:00:28.85
6Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto0:00:28.86
7Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk0:00:29.00
8Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens0:00:29.25
9Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS0:00:29.30
10Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB0:00:29.44
11Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre0:00:29.59
12Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink0:00:29.76
13Steven Deneef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen0:00:29.87

Madison
1Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens20pts
2Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink12
3Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS10
4Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK8-1lap
5Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen6
6Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht4
7Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto
8Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur
9Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen-3laps
10Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB
11Tosh Van der Sande - Andreas Müller (Bel/Ger) Euro Tyre
12Steven De Neef - Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen-4laps
13Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk

Derny 3
1Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht5pts
2Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens4
3Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen3
4Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto2
5Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen1
6Franco Marvulli (Sui) VDK

Elimination
1Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk10pts
2Marc Hester (Den) AVS6
3Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMB5
4Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen4
5Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink3
6Steven De Neef (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen2
7Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre
8Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK
9Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht
10Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur
11Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen
12Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens
13Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto

Derny 4
1Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink5pts
2Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB4
3Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) AVS3
4Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk2
5Jens Mouris (Ned) Caruur1
6Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen

Sprints
1Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto15pts
2Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen11
3Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur8
4Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS8
5Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen7
6Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink6
7Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre4
8Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk3
9Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB3
10Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK1
11Steven Deneef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
12Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens
13Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht

Overall standings after night 4
1Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto200pts
2Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht264-1lap
3Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen239
4Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens230
5Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink171
6Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK218-2laps
7Jens-Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS106-4laps
8Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur105-9laps
9Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen176-14laps
10Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB80-16laps
11Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk95-27laps
12Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre51-28laps
13Steven Deneef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen63-39laps

UIV Talents Cup standings after night 4
1Jonathan Mould / Simon Yates (GBr)48pts
2Claudio Imhof / Silvan Dillier (Swi)71-1lap
3Alex Carver / Jackson Law (Aus)67
4Sebastian Lander / Christian Kreutzfeldt (Den)25-2laps
5Jochen Deweer / Brian Ligneel (Bel)23-5laps
6Giovanni Longo / Bonifazio Nicolo (Ita)17-6laps
7Daniel McLay / Owain Doull (GBr)10
8Didier Caspers / Bart Harmsen (Ned)6-8laps
9Giovanni de Merlier / Lennert Buysse (Bel)10-13laps

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