Lotto Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent 2013: Day 1 Results

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Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Leif Lampater rides into the lead (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Luke Roberts was carried from the track in a stretcher (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Moreno De Pauw and Nicky Cocquyt (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Roberts being escorted from the track (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke showing how to do a hand-sling (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Robert Bartko (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Vivian Brisse in action during the opening night at the Gent Six Day (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Iljo Keisse (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Reigning Madison world champions Vivian Brisse and Morgan Kneisky are introduced in Gent (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke waving to the crowd (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Starting the race (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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Iljo Keisse in full flight behind a derny (Image credit: Photopress.be)

Jasper De Buyst and Leif Lampater lead the Six Days of Gent after the opening night of racing on the famous Kuipke velodrome. Buyst and Lampater got off to a fine start by claiming the first Madison and points race, and the duo scored consistently thereafter to defend their lead throughout the evening.

Racing in the colours of Topsport Vlaanderen, the Belgian-German duo hold an 8-point lead over Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke (Team Baloise), while local favourite Iljo Keisse and partner Wim Stroetinga lie in third place, a further six points back.

The evening’s racing was marred by two heavy crashes, with world scratch race champion Martyn Irvine and Australia’s Luke Roberts coming a cropper. Roberts suffered a suspected fractured collarbone, while Irvine sustained muscular damage to his hip. The Irishman had originally feared a fracture to his femur, but like Roberts, his Gent Six is over.

Their respective partners, Franco Marvulli and Marc Hester, look set to ride together for the remainder of the race.

Overall standings after day 1
1	Jasper De Buyst (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen	85	pts
2	Kenny De Ketele / Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Baloise	75
3	Ijlo Keisse (Bel) / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Renson- OPQS	69
4	Morgan Kneisky / Vivien Brisse (Fra) Callant	49
5	Silvan Dillier / Tristan Marguet (Swi) Caruur	25	-1lap
6	Christian Grasmann (Ger) / Andreas Graf (Aut) Provincie OOst-Vlaanderen	20
7	Martyn Irvine (Irl) / Marc Hester (Den) ADMB	9
8	Andreas Müller (Aut) / Yoeri Havik (Ned) AA Drink	28	-2laps
9	David Muntaner / Albert Torres (Spa) John Saey - Mega Doe-het-zelf Deschacht	11
10	Franco Marvulli (Swi) / Luke Roberts (Aus) Eurotyre	11
11	Robert Bartko / Marcel Kalz (Ger) Lotto	15	-3laps
12	Jesper Morkov (Den) / Claudio Imhof (Swi) Primus Haacht	6
13	Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) VDK	32	-4laps