Keisse and Schep win 70th Gent Six Day
By Cycling News published
Belgian-Dutch duo fend off rivals in final Madison
Iljo Keisse and Peter Schep (John Saey-Mega Deschacht) have won the 70th edition of the Gent Six Day. The Belgian-Dutch duo outscored two teams who finished on the lead lap by a decisive margin - 61 points ahead of runner-up Kenny De Ketele and Leif Lampater (Mercator Verzekeringen) while the German duo of Robert Bartko and Danilo Hondo (Lotto) finished third with 275 points, 131 off the mark of Keisse and Schep.
Entering the Six Day's final event, a 60 minute Madison, Keisse and Schep led with 384 points. De Ketele and Lampater held second with 325 points while the next three teams were one lap off the pace: defending champions Alex Rasmussen and Michael Morkov (322 points), Germans Bartko and Hondo (259 points) and Dutchmen Danny Stam and Leon Van Bon (246 points).
In the closing laps of the Madison Bartko and Hondo took a lap which secured a third place overall finish. De Ketele and Lampater made a spirited effort to also gain a lap in an attempt to win overall, but Keisse and Schep neutralised their attack and defended their overall lead through to the finish. Keisse crossed the finish line of the Madison to raucous cheers of "Iljo! Iljo! Iljo!" from the partisan crowd.
Keisse earned his fourth victory in his hometown Gent Six Day, an emotional conclusion to an event he was only granted entry several weeks in advance. For teammate Peter Schep, the victory was his first in Gent. "This is fantastic," Keisse told Sporza, "after all the misery [about the doping violation] in recent months. It's been a great week...when you hear the room above. I have no words."
1 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 14 | pts |
2 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 9 | |
3 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 7 | |
4 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 7 | |
5 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 6 | |
6 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 5 | |
7 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 5 | |
8 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 5 | |
9 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 4 | |
10 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 2 | |
11 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 1 | |
12 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 1 | |
13 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur |
1 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 20 | pts |
2 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 12 | |
3 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 10 | |
4 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 8 | |
5 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 6 | |
6 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 4 | |
7 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
8 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | ||
9 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | ||
10 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | ||
11 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | ||
12 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | ||
13 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB |
1 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 0:00:08.70 |
2 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 0:00:08.82 |
3 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 0:00:08.94 |
4 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 0:00:08.98 |
5 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | |
6 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 0:00:09.02 |
7 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 0:00:09.10 |
8 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 0:00:09.15 |
9 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 0:00:09.21 |
10 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | |
11 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:09.23 |
12 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 0:00:09.32 |
13 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 0:00:09.48 |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 5 | pts |
2 | Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 4 | |
3 | Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink | 3 | |
4 | Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) Euro Tyre | 2 | |
5 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 1 | |
6 | Steven De Neef (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen |
1 | Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 10 | pts |
2 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 6 | |
3 | Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 5 | |
4 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 4 | |
5 | Luke Roberts (Aus) ADMB | 3 | |
6 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 2 | |
7 | Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | ||
8 | Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | ||
9 | Jens -Erik Madsen (Den) AVS | ||
10 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
11 | Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | ||
12 | Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | ||
13 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens |
1 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen | 5 | pts |
2 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto | 4 | |
3 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | 3 | |
4 | Jens -Erik Madsen (Den) AVS | 2 | |
5 | Franco Marvulli (Swi) VDK | 1 | |
6 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Caruur |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 0:00:28.15 |
2 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | |
3 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 0:00:28.24 |
4 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 0:00:28.50 |
5 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 0:00:28.80 |
6 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 0:00:28.83 |
7 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 0:00:28.86 |
8 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 0:00:29.38 |
9 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 0:00:29.76 |
10 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 0:00:29.96 |
11 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 0:00:30.05 |
12 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:30.17 |
13 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 0:00:30.65 |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 5 | pts |
2 | Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 4 | |
3 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Lotto | 3 | |
4 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen | 2 | |
5 | Danny Stam (Ned) AA Drink | 1 | |
6 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Mercator Verzekeringen |
1 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 13 | pts |
2 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 9 | |
3 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 7 | |
4 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 6 | |
5 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 6 | |
6 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 6 | |
7 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 4 | |
8 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 3 | |
9 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 3 | |
10 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 3 | |
11 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 2 | |
12 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 2 | |
13 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 2 |
1 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 16 | pts |
2 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 24 | -1lap |
3 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 22 | |
4 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 20 | |
5 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 8 | |
6 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 0 | |
7 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 10 | -2laps |
8 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 0 | |
9 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 10 | -3laps |
10 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | ||
11 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | ||
12 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | ||
13 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | -4laps |
1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Peter Schep (Ned) John Saey - Mega Deschacht | 406 | pts |
2 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mercator Verzekeringen | 345 | |
3 | Robert Bartko / Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lotto | 275 | |
4 | Alex Rasmussen / Michael Morkov (Den) Callant Verzekeringen - Santens | 346 | -1lap |
5 | Danny Stam / Leon Van Bon (Ned) AA Drink | 254 | |
6 | Franco Marvulli / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) VDK | 301 | -2laps |
7 | Jens -Erik Madsen / Marc Hester (Den) AVS | 149 | -7laps |
8 | Jens Mouris / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Caruur | 160 | -14laps |
9 | Tim Mertens (Bel) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Topsport Vlaanderen | 279 | -18laps |
10 | Luke Roberts (Aus) / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) ADMB | 111 | -20laps |
11 | Sebastian Donadio (Arg) / Jeff Vermeulen (Bel) Geka Kaas - Oudendijk | 155 | -31laps |
12 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) / Andreas Müller (Ger) Euro Tyre | 92 | -35laps |
13 | Steven De Neef / Steve Schets (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 114 | -46laps |
1 | Claudio Imhof / Silvan Dillier (Swi) | 121 | pts |
2 | Alex Carver / Jackson Law (Aus) | 101 | |
3 | Jonathan Mould / Simon Yates (GBr) | 66 | |
4 | Sebastian Lander / Christian Kreutzfeldt (Den) | 49 | -1lap |
5 | Daniel McLay / Owain Doull (GBr) | 15 | -5laps |
6 | Jochen Deweer / Brian Ligneel (Bel) | 37 | -6laps |
7 | Giovanni Longo / Bonifazio Nicolo (Ita) | 22 | -7laps |
8 | Didier Caspers / Bart Harmsen (Ned) | 7 | -9laps |
9 | Giovanni de Merlier / Lennert Buysse (Bel) | 10 | -21laps |

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