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Grenoble Six Day 2011 – Sixth Night

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Last day of the Grenoble Six Day 2011 – it’s not a big programme, sprint series, team time trial and the closing 180 lap chase.

By six day standards that’s not a long chase, around 38 K – at Copenhagen they have 300 lappers on a 250 track – but here, it’s heavy duty for the small teams.

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Marc and Jesper make a good pairing. Photo©Ed Hood

Franco reckons that Kris and I should have dinner in the track centre, tonight – well, it sounded good to me…

Grenoble Six Day 2011
Iljo makes it look easy. Photo©Ed Hood

Kris received a presentation before the chase, it’s 30 years since Kris first set up his massage table in Grenoble – with Tony Doyle being the man getting the rub.

Sercu and Freuler won that year – 1981.

The chase was good to watch; Kneisky got on the tail of the string right on the finish line to take the win just as the gun fired – perfect choreography.

Grenoble Six Day 2011
Morgan at ‘full gas’. Photo©Ed Hood

But it was strange after the race, very little high spiritedness, or chat; just pick up the primes money, shake hands and off into the night.

The Belgians and Swiss were driving through the night – but we stumbled into the camper to cosy down for one last night.

Not before we’d had a nice bottle of French Jenlain beer – which we had to hide from Franco all evening.

Grenoble Six Day 2011
Franco wasn’t allowed any beer. Photo©Ed Hood

This was the last Six Days of Grenoble – for a while, anyway – it becomes four days for 2012 as Zurich does, next month.

Like everything else in this world the sixes are changing – and not always for the best.

Gent?

Eight Germans, and no Iljo – but we’ll be there.

Grenoble Six Day 2011
Iljo and Morgan take the Grenoble Six win. Photo©Ed Hood
Grenoble Six Day 2011
That’s it, all over until next year. Photo©Ed Hood
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The Podium. Photo©Ed Hood
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Morgan’s cockpit. Those ‘bars look comfy. Photo©Ed Hood
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Adjustable bracket on the Look. Photo©Ed Hood
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Morgan’s beast. Photo©Ed Hood
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Marc and Jesper look glad it’s over. Photo©Ed Hood

Grenoble Six Day 2011 – Results

Sprint series

1 Tim Mertens/Kenny De Ketele (Bel) 10 pts
2 Morgan Kneisky/Iljo Keisse (Fra/Bel) 8
3 Albert Torres/Sebastian Mora (Spa) 8
4 Jules Pijourlet/Kévin Fouahe (Fra) 7
5 Marc Hester/Jesper Morkov (Den) 6
6 Flaurent Ivars/François Lamiraud (Fra) 4
7 Pierre-Luc Perichon/Sébastien Ivars (Fra) 4
8 Alexander Aeschbach/Franco Marvulli (Swi) 3
9 Martin Hacecky/Martin Blaha (Cze) 2
10 Clément Carisey/Bastien Ruffinengo (Fra) 2
11 Danny Stam/Luke Roberts (Ned/Aus) 1

Team time trial

1 Marc Hester/Jesper Morkov (Den) 0:00:35.492
2 Alexander Aeschbach/Franco Marvulli (Swi) 0:00:35.762
3 Tim Mertens/Kenny De Ketele (Bel) 0:00:36.152
4 Albert Torres/Sebastian Mora (Spa) 0:00:36.983
5 Martin Hacecky/Martin Blaha (Cze) 0:00:37.691
6 Morgan Kneisky/Iljo Keisse (Fra/Bel) 0:00:37.977
7 Danny Stam/Luke Roberts (Ned/Aus) 0:00:38.405

Madison

1 Morgan Kneisky/Iljo Keisse (Fra/Bel) 20 pts
@ 1 lap
2 Alexander Aeschbach/Franco Marvulli (Swi) 12
3 Tim Mertens/Kenny De Ketele (Bel) 10
@ 2 laps
4 Danny Stam/Luke Roberts (Ned/Aus) 8
5 Albert Torres/Sebastian Mora (Spa) 6
6 Marc Hester/Jesper Morkov (Den) 4
@ 3 laps
7 Martin Hacecky/Martin Blaha (Cze)
8 Jules Pijourlet/Kévin Fouahe (Fra)
9 Pierre-Luc Perichon/Sébastien Ivars (Fra)
@ 4 laps
10 Flaurent Ivars/François Lamiraud (Fra)
11 Clément Carisey/Bastien Ruffinengo (Fra)

Final overall standings

1 Morgan Kneisky/Iljo Keisse (Fra/Bel) 314 pts
@ 1 lap
2 Alexander Aeschbach/Franco Marvulli (Swi) 320
3 Tim Mertens/Kenny De Ketele (Bel) 307
@ 2 laps
4 Marc Hester/Jesper Morkov (Den) 211
5 Danny Stam/Luke Roberts (Ned/Aus) 210
@ 4 laps
6 Martin Hacecky/Martin Blaha (Cze) 177
@ 5 laps
7 Albert Torres/Sebastian Mora (Spa) 225
@ 11 laps
8 Jules Pijourlet/Kévin Fouahe (Fra) 128
@ 12 laps
9 Pierre-Luc Perichon/Sébastien Ivars (Fra) 75
@ 15 laps
10 Flaurent Ivars/François Lamiraud (Fra) 58
@ 19 laps
11 Clément Carisey/Bastien Ruffinengo (Fra) 56

Ed Hood
Ed Hood
Ed's been involved in cycling for over 50 years. In that time he's been a successful time triallist, a team manager and a sponsor of several teams and clubs. He's also a respected and successful coach and during the winter months was often working in the cabins at the Six Days for some of the world's top riders. Ed remains a massive fan of the sport and couples his extensive contacts with an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the minutiae and the history of our sport. In February 2023 however, our dear friend and beloved colleague Ed suffered a devastating stroke and faces an uncertain future; Ed has lost his ability to speak, to read, and has lost movement on the right side of his body. He's working with speech and physical therapists on rehabilitation, but all strokes are different and each patient responds differently, so unfortunately recovery is one day at a time. Ed ran his own business installing windows, and will probably not be able to work again. Please consider joining us to make a contribution to Ed's GoFundMe page to help stabilise and secure his future.

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