Keisse and Schep set up overall victory on Saturday night
By Cycling News published
De Ketele and Lampater second at 27 points
Iljo Keisse and Peter Schep took over the lead of the Gent Six Day at the conclusion of the penultimate evening's racing. The Belgian-Dutch duo entered the day in second place with the most points of any team, but one lap down on the German team of Robert Bartko and Danilo Hondo.
Keisse and Schep gained back a lap to draw even with the Germans when they reached 300 points, and then Keisse and Schep gained another lap in their victory in the final Madison to move into the lead.
Kenny De Ketele and Leif Lampater hold second place, 27 points down on Keisse and Schep, and are the only other team on the lead lap. Defending champions Alex Rasmussen and Michael Morkov occupy third place with 302 points, one lap off the pace. Bartko and Hondo dropped to fourth place with 236 points, also one lap off the pace.
Full Results
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 10 | pts |
2 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 8 | |
3 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 8 | |
4 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 7 | |
5 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 6 | |
6 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 5 | |
7 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 5 | |
8 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 5 | |
9 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 4 | |
10 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 3 | |
11 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 3 | |
12 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 1 | |
13 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 1 |
1 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 20 | pts |
2 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 12 | |
3 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 10 | |
4 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 8 | |
5 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 6 | |
6 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 4 | |
7 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | ||
8 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | ||
9 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
10 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | ||
11 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | ||
12 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | ||
13 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen |
1 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 0:00:08.74 |
2 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 0:00:08.87 |
3 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 0:00:08.90 |
4 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 0:00:08.93 |
5 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 0:00:08.94 |
6 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 0:00:09.01 |
7 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 0:00:09.11 |
8 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 0:00:09.13 |
9 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 0:00:09.15 |
10 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 0:00:09.16 |
11 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 0:00:09.17 |
12 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 0:00:09.22 |
13 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:09.41 |
1 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 20 | pts |
2 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 12 | |
3 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 10 | |
4 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 8 | |
5 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 6 | |
6 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 4 | |
7 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | -1lap | |
8 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | -2laps | |
9 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | ||
10 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
11 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | ||
12 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | -3laps | |
13 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen |
1 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 5 | pts |
2 | Steven De Neef (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 4 | |
3 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 3 | |
4 | Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 2 | |
5 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Caruur | 1 | |
6 | Jens -Erik Madsen (Den) AVS |
1 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | 10 | pts |
2 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 6 | |
3 | Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 5 | |
4 | Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) Euro Tyre | 4 | |
5 | Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMB | 3 | |
6 | Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink | 2 | |
7 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
8 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto | ||
9 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen | ||
10 | Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | ||
11 | Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | ||
12 | Marc Hester (Den) AVS | ||
13 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 5 | pts |
2 | Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 4 | |
3 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 3 | |
4 | Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 2 | |
5 | Franco Marvulli (Swi) VDK | 1 | |
6 | Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 0:00:28.11 |
2 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 0:00:28.12 |
3 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 0:00:28.25 |
4 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 0:00:28.32 |
5 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 0:00:28.39 |
6 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 0:00:28.54 |
7 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 0:00:28.84 |
8 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 0:00:29.23 |
9 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 0:00:29.27 |
10 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 0:00:29.31 |
11 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:29.66 |
12 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 0:00:29.75 |
13 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 0:00:29.78 |
1 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 20 | pts |
2 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 12 | |
3 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 10 | -1lap |
4 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 8 | |
5 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 6 | |
6 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 4 | |
7 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | ||
8 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
9 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | ||
10 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | ||
11 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | -2laps | |
12 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | ||
13 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen |
1 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen | 5 | pts |
2 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto | 4 | |
3 | Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 3 | |
4 | Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink | 2 | |
5 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 1 | |
6 | Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK |
1 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 10 | pts |
2 | Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 6 | |
3 | Steven De Neef (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 5 | |
4 | Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 4 | |
5 | Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 3 | |
6 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Caruur | 2 | |
7 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | ||
8 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | ||
9 | Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | ||
10 | Jens -Erik Madsen (Den) AVS | ||
11 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | ||
12 | Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | ||
13 | Franco Marvulli (Swi) VDK |
1 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 5 | pts |
2 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | 4 | |
3 | Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 3 | |
4 | Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMB | 2 | |
5 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 1 | |
6 | Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen |
1 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 17 | pts |
2 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 14 | |
3 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 9 | |
4 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 6 | |
5 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 6 | |
6 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 5 | |
7 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 4 | |
8 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 3 | |
9 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 2 | |
10 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | ||
11 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
12 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | ||
13 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 330 | pts |
2 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 303 | |
3 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 302 | -1lap |
4 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 236 | |
5 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 215 | |
6 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 258 | -3laps |
7 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 133 | -6laps |
8 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 134 | -12laps |
9 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 230 | -16laps |
10 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 100 | -18laps |
11 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 112 | -30laps |
12 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 75 | -33laps |
13 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 92 | -44laps |
1 | Claudio Imhof / Silvan Dillier (Swi) | 95 | pts |
2 | Alex Carver / Jackson Law (Aus) | 93 | |
3 | Jonathan Mould / Simon Yates (GBr) | 53 | |
4 | Sebastian Lander / Christian Kreutzfeldt (Den) | 38 | -2laps |
5 | Jochen Deweer / Brian Ligneel (Bel) | 31 | -5laps |
6 | Daniel McLay / Owain Doull (GBr) | 14 | |
7 | Giovanni Longo / Bonifazio Nicolo (Ita) | 21 | -6laps |
8 | Didier Caspers / Bart Harmsen (Ned) | 7 | -8laps |
9 | Giovanni de Merlier / Lennert Buysse (Bel) | 10 | -19laps |

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