Theo Reinhardt the big farewell interview
Theo Reinhardt: “Being able to end my career in my hometown of Berlin is a great gift.” After the 112th Berlin Six Day Race, it’s finally over. The SIXDAYS WEEKEND will give him an unforgettable farewell.
Germany's best female sprinters compete at the Sixdays Weekend
Emma Hinze, Pauline Grabosch and Lea Sophie Friedrich, the reigning European champions and Olympic bronze medalists from Paris 2024 in the team sprint, will compete against each other in the sprint at the SIXDAYS WEEKEND. Alessa-Catriona Pröpster, Clara Schneider and Anastasia Kuniß complete the field of participants. At the 112th Berlin Six-Day Race, Germany's fastest sprinters will start together on January 31 and February 1. Ticket sales are already in full swing. "We are expecting a full house on both days," says the Managing Director of the SIXDAYS WEEKEND, Valts Miltovics.
Emma Hinze, world champion, European champion, silver and bronze medalist at the Olympic Games (2021/2024) and German champion: "The Berlin Velodrome is a unique setting that is known for its great atmosphere and really gives the riders a boost. I'm really looking forward to the sprint races at the Sixdays Weekend. Last year I set the world record for 500 meters with a flying start on this track and became three-time world champion here in 2020 - so the velodrome suits me."
Valts Miltovics, Managing Director of the SIXDAYS WEEKEND: "We are very pleased that we managed to get Germany's best female track cyclists to compete at the Sixdays Weekend at short notice. The six sprinters have collected so many titles and medals together and individually that the audience in the velodrome can expect a very exciting, fast and thrilling competition. A week and a half before the European Championships, the Sixdays Weekend is a very good and, above all, final assessment of their position under competitive conditions for all riders who will be competing in Belgium." Due to the tightly scheduled program, the stayer races will not be part of the 112th Berlin Six-Day Race this year.
At the SIXDAYS WEEKEND, the world elite of track cycling will be competing in the Berlin Velodrome on January 31 and February 1, 2025. Olympic champions, world and European champions and other continental and national champions will be there, including Theo Reinhardt, Roger Kluge, Robert Förstemann, Yoeri Havik, Roy van den Berg. Admission is at 6:00 p.m. on both days, the program starts at 6:40 p.m. and ends at midnight. As always at the Berlin Six-Day Race, in addition to the sport, there will be plenty of music, drinks and food as well as plenty of entertainment.
Michael Morkov and Tobias Aagaard Hansen win the 41st Six Days Rotterdam
Michael Mørkøv and Tobias Aagaard Hansen have won the Cycling Six Days Rotterdam. After six days of top-class sport, the race in Rotterdam Ahoy was only decided in the final sprint. For Mørkøv, the Olympic champion in the pairs race in Tokyo 2020, it was the last six days of his career. It is the first Danish victory on the track in Rotterdam!
After five days, Rotterdam Ahoy was able to prepare for a sensational showdown with three pairs in the preliminary round: Jan-Willem van Schip-Yoeri Havik, Michael Mørkøv-Tobias Hansen and Vincent Hoppezak with Philip Heijnen. The difference between the first two pairs was only four points. Number four Lindsay De Vylder and Fabio Van den Bossche were not excluded from the overall victory, even though they were one lap behind.
The final day began with a short two-man race, with the retiring Mørkøv and Hansen taking the win after a great effort. The pair drop was then a prey for Van Schip-Havik, with Havik taking the lead in the sprint to Mørkøv. The final of the Derny Cup was set to be a thrilling duel between Havik and Heijnen, until Heijnen lost touch with his pacer and had to settle for second place.
With Van Schip-Havik at the top of the standings and a total of four pairs within one lap, the final team race over fifty minutes and fifty laps was started. The last part of the six-day event saw a thrilling battle with all four top pairs taking the final victory. In the end, Mørkøv-Hansen and Van Schip, with Havik trying for a double victory, proved to be the best pairs and the final sprint had to decide. There the Danes won.
You can find all the results from Rotterdam here.
Next up is the Sixdays Bremen from January 10th to 13th, before the SIXDAYS WEEKEND starts at the end of January in the Velodrom Berlin.
Cycling Six Days Rotterdam starts
The 41st edition of the Cycling Six Days promises to be an exciting battle with an impressive field of participants. With a combination of established names and up-and-coming talent, the field of riders is complete. Thirteen pairs and six sprinters will be at the start of the WielerZesdaagse in Rotterdam Ahoy from 10 to 15 December 2024.
Competition organisers Michael Zijlaard and Peter Schep are delighted to have secured this field of participants. Michael Zijlaard: ‘This 41st edition promises to be another top edition with a balanced field of participants. There are a number of favourites, such as Havik and van Schip, who will try to defend their title from last year.’ World champions Sebastían Mora (ESP) and Roger Kluge can also count themselves in with a good chance; they will form a pair with Yanne Dorenbos (NED) and Maikel Zjlaard (NED) respectively.
Two other German riders will also take to the track. Theo Reinhardt will be racing in Rotterdam together with Lukas Rüegg from Switzerland. Moritz Augenstein will form a team with Raphael Kokas from Austria.
More information about Cycling Race in Rotterdam here.
13 teams take up the title hunt:
- Jan-Willem van Schip (NED) - Yoeri Havik (NED)
Maikel Zijlaard (NED) - Roger Kluge (GER)
3. Michael Mørkøv (DEN) - Tobias Aagaard Hansen (DEN)
4. Theo Reinhardt (DUI) - Lukas Rüegg (SUI)
5. Raymond Kreder (NED) - Rhys Britton (GBR)
6. Silvan Dillier (SUI) - Peter Moore (VS)
7. Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) - Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL)
8. Joeri Schaper (NED) - Julian Vergouw (NED)
9. Roy Eefting-Bloem (NED) - Milan Van den Haute (NED)
10. Yanne Dorenbos (NED) - Sebastián Mora (ESP)
11. Robbe Ghys (BEL) - Noah Vandenbranden (BEL)
12. Vincent Hoppezak (NED) - Philip Heijnen (NED)
13. Raphael Kokas (AUT) - Moritz Augenstein (GER)
Dinner is (almost) served
In addition to cycling and music, good food and drink are part of the Berlin Six-Day Race. We want to offer our guests a wide selection and good service. Freshly tapped beer and Berlin currywurst are of course a must. Here we present our partners and their offers:
www.spreekueche.de
The Spreeküche is the catering partner of SIX DAY BERLIN this year. The team is responsible for the physical well-being of our hospitality guests and ensures the smooth running of the public catering with a strong team. SPREEKÜCHE will also be offering a wide selection of food stands in the circulation area and indoors:
Original Berlin currywurst (also vegan) with chips
Thuringian bratwurst in a roll
Pulled beef with coleslaw
Chili Carne / Sin Carne with bread
Chicken curry bowl (also vegetarian)
Asia & salt bowl with toppings
Cake, red fruit jelly and rice pudding
Waffles with toppings and popcorn
Pretzels
www.style-your-burger.de
StyleYourBurger presents itself with two food trucks in the interior. On the one hand with their well-known and good burgers and with a second food truck serving nachos and Soprano sandwiches. StyleYourBurger is known in Berlin for its good and juicy burgers:
Burgers in different variations, also vegan
Nachos and sopranos in different variations
www.foodamentalisten.de
The Foodamentalists are a young creative team from Pankow and offer sustainable, tasty cuisine:
From the alpine hut:
Leberkäse, bread rolls, coleslaw
Cheese spaetzle in variations
Simmental beef goulash with butter spaetzle
From Tuscany:
Focaccia in variations
Pasta rigatoni in variations
www.drivebar-berlin.de
The Drive Bar serves the best cocktails in town from its bar truck. A refurbished, historic postal vehicle that has been converted into a modern and first-class mobile bar truck. You can choose from:
Mojito, Watermelon Man, Mai Tai, Sex on the Beach, Batida die Limao, Ipanema, Mango Mosquito, Virgin Peach, Berlin Mule, Kiez Tonic and Freedom Rebels Gin
www.paletas.de
If ice cream, then Paletas. Since 2012, Paletas has been producing delicious ice creams from high-quality, natural ingredients and works entirely without additives. Paletas ice cream is 100% organic, vegan and packaged in 100% plastic-free and compostable foil. Sustainable & natural. And now they are also on site at SIX DAY with two ice cream vans.
www.coffeetom.de
Enjoy a good coffee from Coffeetom after your meal. Coffeetom is at the Velodrom with two coffee bikes and offers a large selection of coffee specialties.
Kluge/Reinhardt win the 110th edition of SIX DAY BERLIN
Berlin, January 29, 2023 – The 110th edition of SIX DAY BERLIN, shortened to three days, came to an end on Sunday evening with the victory of local heroes Roger Kluge and Theo Reinhardt. The local heroes presented themselves two weeks before the European Championships in Switzerland already in impressive form and offered the spectators an exciting race. For the organizers, the victory of the Berliners was the icing on the cake of a successful comeback after a two-year break due to corona.
Valts Miltovics, managing director of the Berliner Sechstagerennen GmbH, was relieved with the re-start after the last staging in 2020. “I am very satisfied. Especially the Saturday was very well attended with 5500 spectators. On Family Sunday, this time also the final of the Six Day, I would have liked a few more spectators,” he explained. Attendance figures from pre-Corona times could not be achieved this time because the organizers rigorously waived free tickets as in the past. “Now we can actually assess how much interest there is in cycling in Berlin. To fill up a hall with free tickets is of course easier,” said the Latvian.
The highlight for the general manager was the farewell to Maximilian Levy. The 35-year-old, a nine-time winner at SixDay, rode his farewell lap of honor on Saturday to a standing ovation. “The farewell was very emotional for me. But I was also impressed by the strong atmosphere in the velodrome already on Friday,” Miltovics continued.
How things will continue next year is currently still open. “The event this year was a big risk. We are not in the red and can continue to operate. How quickly we will return to a six-day event, I can’t say at the moment, but we are looking for solutions. The potential in Berlin is there,” said Valts Miltovics, who will be holding initial talks on the subject with politicians, industry and other partners in the coming weeks.
Victory in the 110th Berlin Six-Day Race went to two-time world champions Roger Kluge and Theo Reinhardt from Berlin. With an attack 15 laps before the end, the reigning European champions with 130 points still pushed the Dutch Yoeri Havik/Vincent Hoppezak (124) from the top. The second German pairing of Tim Torn Teutenberg/Moritz Malcharek (Cologne/Berlin) finished third with a lap down and 84 points. For Kluge/Reinhardt, it was their second success together after 2019.
“We didn’t want to wait until the last and let it come down to the final sprint. It was tough in the end, but it was enough. Now we are looking forward to the European Championships in two weeks,” said Roger Kluge, for whom it was the fourth victory in the velodrome after 2011, 2013 and 2019. “We are happy that we could race again in Berlin. But we would like to have Sixdays over six days again. The audience was there and we showed great sport.”
In the women’s race, Marit Raaijmakers/Mylene de Zoete celebrated a start-to-finish victory. The Dutchwomen defended their lead also on the last day and set themselves superiorly at the top of the field with 141 points. The Czech team Petra Sevcikova/Katerina Kohoutkova (97) followed with a lap behind in second place. The favored team with Olympic champion Franziska Brauße and Lea Lin Teutenberg finished third (75).
The last sprint of the evening in the men’s event was won by Stefan Bötticher from Chemnitz against Maximilian Dörnbach (Cottbus), thus also cementing his victory in the overall standings. With 147 points, the 2013 World Champion prevailed over Dörnbach (142) and Berlin local hero Robert Förstemann (106). Ten days before the European Championships in Grenchen, Berlin was more than just a good assessment of the situation for Bötticher. “I hope that I am in quite good shape and can help the team in Switzerland. Berlin was training on a very high level – and it always helps to have the audience behind you. The atmosphere was great,” Bötticher said.
The victory in the women’s race and the title of “Sprint Queen” was secured for the first time by Lea Sophie Friedrich (147 points). The seven-time world champion was the more consistent rider over the three days and relegated defending champion Emma Hinze to second place (142). Friedrich also gained momentum for the European Championships after retiring from the UCI Track Champions League in the fall due to illness. “I’m feeling good again. And so far it’s going really well. I would be happy if I can also ride in the front in the European Championships. Berlin was incredible – many, many thanks,” said the winner. Third place went to Pauline Grabosch (112) from Cottbus.
Editor: Thomas Juschus
Day 2: Max Levy's farewell lap / Kluge/Reinhardt in the lead
Berlin 28 January 2023. Top-class races, an emotional farewell and the best entertainment: the second evening of the 110th Berlin Six-Day Race again had a lot to offer. “The SIX DAY live – despite the three-year Corona break. Tonight showed that. I was very happy about our Berlin audience, which is an incentive to continue working hard for and on this traditional event. My highlight was the really beautiful farewell of track legend Maximilian Levy – I had goose bumps,” summed up Valts Miltovics, Managing Director of Berliner Sechstagerennen GmbH.
Crowd favorite Maximilian Levy experienced an emotional farewell in the Velodrom after his unique career. The three-time Olympic medalist and four-time World Champion was frenetically celebrated with chants and standing ovations in the packed Velodrom. The 35-year-old won nine times at the Six Day in Berlin, the last time in 2020. In 2021, the Berlin-born athlete ended his career after his fourth Olympic Games, but because of Corona, it was only now that he had his well-deserved farewell lap of honor – and it was a tough one. In 12.670 seconds for the flying lap, Levy once again proved his extra class to his favorite song “Mr. Boombastic.”
“The best thing for a sprinter was always the lap record. I’ve raced here 84 times so far and actually wanted to complete the 100. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out because of Corona – but I will enjoy this one lap again,” said Levy, who went on his farewell ride with a specially made special jersey. Carried by the audience, including his mother Miriam, his father Rainer, life partner Emma Hinze and many companions, the clocks stopped well before the targeted 13-second mark. “It was a lot of fun. Age doesn’t protect you from performance,” Levy said, tearfully thanking his parents and appealing to the spectators after his run through the line of other racers. “I’m glad they let me go (to sports school) back then to make my dream come true. And send your kids to sports – it’s a good thing. They don’t have to become world champions, they just have to have fun,” Maximilian Levy said.
In sporting terms, two-time world champions Roger Kluge/Theo Reinhardt set the tone for the evening and took the top spot after the second day. The reigning European champions won the big chase on Saturday evening, ousting Dutchmen Yoeri Havik/Vincent Hoppezak from the top spot. Both teams have 82 points on their account before the final day. The second German pairing of Tim Torn Teutenberg/Moritz Malcharek followed in third place. The duo is one round behind and 42 points ahead of Sunday’s final of the Sixdays, which has been shortened to three days. At the end of the evening Roger Kluge/Theo Reinhardt were voted “Most Likeable Team”.
In the women’s race, three teams continue to lead in one round. The Dutch Marit Raaijmakers/Mylene de Zoete (90 points) are in first place ahead of the Czech Petra Sevcikova/Katerina Kohoutkova (65). The favored team with Olympic champion Franziska Brauße and Lea Lin Teutenberg also still has a chance to win the overall title in third place (41).
In the women’s sprint, six-time world champion Emma Hinze has taken over the top position, having already won the overall title at the last event in 2020. The Cottbus native benefited from her success in the keirin and leads with 111 points ahead of seven-time world champion Lea Sophie Friedrich (104), who again won the flying lap in 13.373 seconds. Third is four-time World Champion Pauline Grabosch (both Cottbus/91).
In the men’s competition, former World Champion Stefan Bötticher continues to lead the standings. The Chemnitz native leads with 97 points just ahead of Maximilian Dörnbach (95) from Cottbus. The Vice European Champion from Munich showed his strong form with a new best time in the flying lap of 12.045 seconds and thus still has all chances to win the overall ranking of the Six Day in the sprinters for the first time on Sunday. Olympic champion Roy van den Berg from the Netherlands is third (74).
The Grand Final and Family Sunday fall on the same day for the first time this year. Between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. on January 29, families with children in particular will be offered a great program. On the track, the best sprinters will compete at the end of the three-day Six Day Race – and in the final 100 laps of the women and 120 laps of the men, the new Madison Champions of the Six Day Berlin 2023 will be determined.
The final day of competition will again be opened by junior races, which will be organized together with the Berlin Cycling Federation. From U15 to U23 races, the young athletes will be offered here an important opportunity to measure themselves against international competition and to approach track cycling events on a large scale.
Emotional farewell for Maximilian Levy
Berlin 28 January 2023. An emotional farewell after a unique career celebrated at the 110th Berlin six-day race crowd favorite Maximilian Levy. The three-time Olympic medalist and four-time world champion was frenetically celebrated with chants and standing ovations in the packed Velodrom. The 35-year-old won nine times at the Six Day in Berlin, the last time in 2020. In 2021, the Berlin-born athlete ended his career after his fourth Olympic Games, but because of Corona, it was only now that he had his well-deserved farewell lap of honor – and it was a tough one. In 12.670 seconds for the flying lap, Levy once again proved his extra class to his favorite song “Mr. Boombastic.” Even without training.
“The most beautiful thing for a sprinter was always the lap record. I’ve raced here 84 times so far and actually wanted to complete the 100. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out because of Corona – but I will enjoy this one lap again,” said Levy, who went on his farewell ride with a specially made special jersey. Carried by the audience, including his mother Miriam, his father Rainer, life partner Emma Hinze and many companions, the clocks stopped well before the targeted 13-second mark. “It was a lot of fun. Age doesn’t protect you from performance,” Levy said, tearfully thanking his parents and appealing to the spectators after his run through the line of other racers. “I’m glad they let me go back then (to sports school) to make my dream come true. And send your kids to sports – it’s a good thing. They don’t have to become world champions, they just have to have fun,” Maximilian Levy said.
Re-start of Sixday 2023: Dutch Havik/Hoppezak first leaders
Berlin, January 28, 2023: The 110th Berlin Sixday Race is underway. For the first time since 2020, it’s all happening again on the cult track on Landsberger Allee. Already at the start on Friday evening, the more than 200 athletes – including Olympic champions, world and European champions, many national title holders* and talents for the future – showed top-class track cycling. “This was a great first day with great sport. Our expectations have been fulfilled, the work of the past weeks and months has paid off. I am looking forward to Saturday and Sunday,” said Valts Miltovics, Managing Director of the Berlin Six-Day Race GmbH.
In sporting terms, Yoeri Havik and Vincent Hoppezak have taken the lead after the first night at the 110th Berlin Six-Day Race. The Dutchmen lead with 42 points ahead of local heroes Roger Kluge/Theo Reinhardt (40 points) and the second German duo with Tim Torn Teutenberg/Moritz Malcharek (22). Only these three teams are still in a round. The Dutch duo led by points leader Havik benefited in their lead mainly from their strong performances in the derny race and the elimination race, which they both won. In the first big chase over 100 laps, the favored Kluge/Reinhardt countered. The two-time world champions and 2019 Berlin winners prevailed thanks to a strong finish by Reinhardt to cut the deficit.
In the women’s event, the favored team of Franziska Brauße and Lea Lin Teutenberg is in third place after the first day. “I was still in training camp until recently. The races were a shock to my body system and hurt,” Brauße said. The Germans have 19 points and are tied with the two leading teams. The Dutch Marit Raaijmakers/Mylene de Zoete (48 points) are in the lead ahead of the Czech Petra Sevcikova/Katerina Kohoutkova (34).
In the men’s sprint Stefan Bötticher from Chemnitz is leading after the first day. The former World Champion prevailed in the final against Maximilian Dörnbach from Cottbus, who had previously won the flying lap in 12.347 seconds. Bötticher leads with 50 points ahead of Dörnbach (45) and the Dutch Olympic champion Roy van den Berg (42).
In the women’s sprint Lea Sophie Friedrich is leading after the first day. The seven-time World Champion from Cottbus set the fastest time of the evening in the flying lap in 13.535 seconds and beat six-time World Champion Emma Hinze from Cottbus in the final. Two weeks before the European Championships in Grenchen, the two German showpiece sprinters already showed good form.
All race results online!
Berlin 28 January 2023. What a great first day at the 110th Berlin Six-Day Race. In the Velodrom, the cult track at Landsberger Allee, more than 200 athletes showed their skills.
All results of the first day of competition are available at
https://sixdayresults.com/
For the second day of competition, the results are also linked here on the website.
Today, the second day, it continues from 18:00 to 24:00 with 18 top sports decisions on and entertainment next to the track. 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams will compete in this six-day race. In addition, there will be the best sprinters. For the first time, the women will race the same number of elite races as the men, in the endurance disciplines as well as in the sprint.
Each day of competition will be opened by junior races, organized jointly with the Berlin Cycling Federation. From U15 to U23 races, this is an important opportunity for up-and-coming athletes to measure themselves against international competition and get a taste of track cycling events on a large scale.
This year, for the first time, the grand finale and the family Sunday will fall on the same day. Between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, families with children in particular will be offered a great program. On the track, the best sprinters will compete at the end of the three-day Six Day Race – and in the final 100 laps of the women and 120 laps of the men, the new Madison Champions of the Six Day Berlin 2023 will be determined.
For all cycling fans who cannot be in the hall, all races will be streamed at www.sixday.tv.