Six Days of Essen
Former annual German cycling race
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The Six Days of Essen was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Essen, Germany.[1]
DateFebruary, March
RegionEssen, Germany
LocalnameSechstagerennen von Essen (in German)
DisciplineTrack
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | February, March |
| Region | Essen, Germany |
| Local name | Sechstagerennen von Essen (in German) |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day racing |
| History | |
| First edition | 1960 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Final edition | 1967 |
| First winner |  Hans Jarosczewicz (GER) Günther Ziegler (GER) |
| Most wins |  Fritz Pfenninger (SUI) Peter Post (NED) (3 wins) |
| Final winner | Fritz Pfenninger (SUI) Peter Post (NED) |
Fritz Pfenninger and Peter Post won in three of the eight editions, of which two as couple.[2]
