Ghent Six Day Race 2008 – Final Results

November 23rd, 2008 by Ron Callahan 360 views No Comment

Here are the final results of the 2008 Ghent Six Day from CyclingNews.com:

Iljo Keisse and Robert Bartko won the Zesdaagse van Vlaanderen Gent in dominating fashion. Although the pair had an unassailable lead on points, they sealed the deal by stealing a lap in the waning moments of the final event – a Madison race. This left them one lap ahead of three teams: Erik Zabel and Leif Lampater (348 points), Danny de Ketele and Andreas Beikirch (271) and the Swiss pair of Bruno Risi and Alexander Aeschbach (242).

Keisse/Bartko finished the event with 436 points. Although the margin of victory was large, the win didn’t come easy for Keisse. “This has been a very tough Six Days, especially the first two days. Bartko is a super rider and he really pulled me through those moments.”

Keisse spoke while the cheering for him went on very loudly. It was fitting he would acknowledge that. “I have been everywhere, but the spectators here are the best.”

The UIV Cup of the U23 riders also went to hometown boys, Gent university students Tosh van der Sande and Stijn Steels. They were two laps ahead of the American combination of Guy East and Austin Carroll. The US boys capped an exciting month-long trip. Carroll was grateful for the opportunity. “We have seen so many places it is really great.”

Points race

1 Luke Roberts (Aus) / Marc Hester (Den) Callant – Groep 7 pts
2 Bruno Risi (Swi) / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Mercator 5
3 Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Robert Bartko (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen 5
4 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) / Steven Deneef (Bel) Camoso 5
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf Deschacht 3
6 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Capri-Sonne 2
7 Danny Stam (Ned) / Peter Schep (Ned) VDK Spaarbank 1
8 Casper Jörgensen (Den) / Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Jartazi
9 Leon Van Bon (Ned) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Fischer
10 Tim Mertens (Bel) / Andreas Muller (Ger) JDK
11 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) / Fabio Masotti (Ita) Geka Kaas
Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) / Ingmar Depoortere (Bel) AVS

Team elimination

1 Danny Stam (Ned) / Peter Schep (Ned) VDK Spaarbank 20 pts
2 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Capri-Sonne 12
3 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) / Steven Deneef (Bel) Camoso 10
4 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) / Fabio Masotti (Ita) Geka Kaas 8
5 Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Robert Bartko (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen 6
6 Leon Van Bon (Ned) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Fischer
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf Deschacht
8 Bruno Risi (Swi) / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Mercator
9 Tim Mertens (Bel) / Andreas Muller (Ger) JDK
10 Casper Jörgensen (Den) / Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Jartazi
Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) / Ingmar Depoortere (Bel) AVS

500m TTT

1 Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Robert Bartko (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen 0.28.15
2 Leon Van Bon (Ned) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Fischer 0.28.69
3 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) / Fabio Masotti (Ita) Geka Kaas 0.28.95
4 Casper Jörgensen (Den) / Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Jartazi 0.29.21
5 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) / Steven Deneef (Bel) Camoso 0.29.26
6 Tim Mertens (Bel) / Andreas Muller (Ger) JDK 0.29.50
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf Deschacht 0.29.53
8 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Capri-Sonne 0.29.56
9 Danny Stam (Ned) / Peter Schep (Ned) VDK Spaarbank 0.30.65
10 Bruno Risi (Swi) / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Mercator 0.30.89
Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) / Ingmar Depoortere (Bel) AVS

Derny race 1

1 Danny Stam (Ned) / Vaarten 5 pts
2 Casper Jörgensen (Den) / Walrave 4
3 Luke Roberts (Aus) / Zijlaard 3
4 Steven Deneef (Bel) / Van Uytfanghe 2
5 Fabio Masotti (Ita) / Huybrechts
Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) / Schoefs

Elimination

1 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) Camoso 10 pts
2 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) Geka Kaas 6
3 Robert Bartko (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen 4
4 Leif Lampater (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf Deschacht 3
5 Peter Schep (Ned) VDK Spaarbank 2
6 Andreas Muller (Ger) JDK
7 Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Jartazi
8 Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Capri-Sonne
9 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Fischer
10 Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Mercator
Ingmar Depoortere (Bel) AVS

Derny race 2

1 Erik Zabel (Ger) / Zijlaard 5 pts
2 Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Vaarten 4
3 Bruno Risi (Swi) / Walrave 3
4 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Van Uytfanghe 2
5 Tim Mertens (Bel) / Schoefs 1
6 Leon Van Bon (Ned) / Huybrechts

Supersprint

1 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) / Steven Deneef (Bel) Camoso 20 pts
2 Leon Van Bon (Ned) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Fischer 12
3 Tim Mertens (Bel) / Andreas Muller (Ger) JDK 10
4 Casper Jörgensen (Den) / Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Jartazi 8
5 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) / Fabio Masotti (Ita) Geka Kaas 6
6 Danny Stam (Ned) / Peter Schep (Ned) VDK Spaarbank
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf Deschacht
8 Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Robert Bartko (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen
9 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Capri-Sonne
10 Bruno Risi (Swi) / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Mercator
Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) / Ingmar Depoortere (Bel) AVS

Flying lap

1 Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Robert Bartko (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen 0.08.78
2 Leon Van Bon (Ned) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Fischer 0.09.01
3 Tim Mertens (Bel) / Andreas Muller (Ger) JDK
4 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) / Fabio Masotti (Ita) Geka Kaas 0.09.08
5 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) / Steven Deneef (Bel) Camoso 0.09.21
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf Deschacht 0.09.31
7 Casper Jörgensen (Den) / Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Jartazi 0.09.35
8 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Capri-Sonne 0.09.43
9 Danny Stam (Ned) / Peter Schep (Ned) VDK Spaarbank 0.09.60
10 Bruno Risi (Swi) / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Mercator 0.09.74
Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) / Ingmar Depoortere (Bel) AVS

Scratch race

1 Tim Mertens (Bel) / Andreas Muller (Ger) JDK 10 pts
2 Leon Van Bon (Ned) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Fischer 6
3 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) / Fabio Masotti (Ita) Geka Kaas 5
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf Deschacht 4
5 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) / Steven Deneef (Bel) Camoso 3
6 Danny Stam (Ned) / Peter Schep (Ned) VDK Spaarbank 2
7 Luke Roberts (Aus) / Marc Hester (Den) Callant – Groep
8 Casper Jörgensen (Den) / Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Jartazi
9 Bruno Risi (Swi) / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Mercator
10 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Capri-Sonne
11 Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Robert Bartko (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen
Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) / Ingmar Depoortere (Bel) AVS

Final General classification

1 Iljo Keisse (Bel) / Robert Bartko (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen 436 pts

One lap behind
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf Deschacht 348 pts
3 Kenny De Ketele (Bel) / Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Capri-Sonne 271
4 Bruno Risi (Swi) / Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) Mercator 242

Seven laps behind
5 Danny Stam (Ned) / Peter Schep (Ned) VDK Spaarbank 205 pts

Fifteen laps behind
6 Tim Mertens (Bel) / Andreas Muller (Ger) JDK 276 pts

Seventeen laps behind
7 Casper Jörgensen (Den) / Jens-Erik Madsen (Den) Jartazi 228 pts
22 laps behind
8 Leon Van Bon (Ned) / Pim Ligthart (Ned) Fischer 302 pts

28 laps behind
9 Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) / Steven Deneef (Bel) Camoso 251 pts
10 Luke Roberts (Aus) / Marc Hester (Den) Callant – Groep 162

31 laps behind
11 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) / Fabio Masotti (Ita) Geka Kaas 182 pts

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