After the SIXDAYS Weekend 2025 comes the SIXDAYS Weekend 2026: “We are very satisfied with the results and believe in the event. The six-day race in January is simply part of Berlin,” said Valts Miltovics, Managing Director of Madison Sports GmbH, after the 112th Berlin Six-Day Race.

6,500 spectators on Friday (January 31) and a sold-out velodrome with 8,000 spectators on Saturday (February 1) not only created a goosebump atmosphere in the arena on Landsberger Allee for minutes at the home victory and the farewell performance of local heroes Roger Kluge/Theo Reinhardt, but also satisfied faces among the organizing team. “This time we already felt in advance that the Sixdays would be a hit again. Above all, our audience is getting younger and younger,” said Miltovics, pleased with the great response. The number of spectators rose by around 15 percent compared to 2024, when the Berlin Six-Day Race was first held over two days as the “SIXDAYS Weekend”. Miltovics even recorded an increase of around 20 percent in sponsorship income. This made it possible to put together a budget of 800,000 euros despite cost increases. In addition, many partners helped with passion and without payment to implement this top-class sporting event.

Despite the positive development, a return to a real six-day race like the one last seen in 2020 before the outbreak of Corona is not yet in sight. In 2019 and 2020, more than 50,000 visitors flocked to the Landsberger Alles over six days each. “We want to develop further and will continue. Probably at the end of January 2026. But it’s rather unlikely at the moment that it will be three days,” said Miltovics, who has been responsible for the Berlin Six-Day Race since 2017.

For women, Madison Sports GmbH wants to offer its own new format with the “Sixdays Women” from 2026. This year, only the sprinters were on the program. “But it’s unlikely that this will take place in Berlin. It’s easier to work in other cities and countries,” explained Miltovics. For the first time since he took office, the organization had to do without financial support from the Berlin Senate administration. “Of course we hope that something will happen with the Senate at some point. But we’re not making any accusations – we’re going our own way,” explained Valts Miltovics.

The almost 15,000 spectators on the two days of the event did not regret coming and experienced two extremely exciting and first-class days of racing with the well-deserved victory of Roger Kluge and Theo Reinhardt. And the highly emotional farewell of the 34-year-old Reinhardt, who said goodbye to the audience in tears after two world championship titles, three European Championship victories and his third Berlin victory. The athletes were unanimous in their praise for the atmosphere in the Velodrom: “It was insane. The mood was simply unbelievable – only Berlin can do that. I hope it continues like this in the Velodrom for the next few years, but then unfortunately without me,” said Theo Reinhardt on his behalf.