Six Days of Atlantic City

The Six Days of Atlantic City was a six-day cycling event, held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Two editions of the event were held; the first in 1909 and the second in 1932, won by track stars William Peden and Franco Giorgetti.[1][2]

Six Days of Atlantic City

Race details
Date	July
Region	Atlantic City, United States
Discipline	Track
Type	Six-day racing
History
First edition	1909
Editions	2
Final edition	1932
First winner	Paddy Hehir Eddy Root
Final winner	William Peden Franco Giorgetti

Roll of honor

Edition	Winners	Second	Third
1909	Paddy Hehir Eddy Root
1932	William Peden Franco Giorgetti	Reggie McNamara Xavier Van Slembroeck[N 1]	Louis Cohen Alfred Crossley

Notes

1. Van Slembroeck was born in Belgium in 1912, but became a naturalized American citizen in 1930.[3]

Full results

1932

1. William "Torchy" Peden (Can) - Franco Giorgeti (Ita) 1208 points

2. Reginald McNamara (Aus) - Xavier Van Slembroeck (Usa) 592 à 2 tours

3. Alfred Crossley (Usa) - Louis Cohen (Usa) 537

4. Laurent Gadou (Can) - Harry Horan (Usa) 757 à 3 tours

5. Willy Grimm (Usa) - Henri Lepage (Can) 653

6. Robert Walthour junior (Usa) - Norman Hill (Usa) 540

7. Dave Lands (Usa) - Anthony Beckman (Usa) 550 à 5 tours

References

1. Gabriele, Michael C. (2011), The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey, History Press, London, ISBN 978-16-142350-64, p 68
2. "6 jours d'Atlantic City (États-Unis)". mémoire-dy-cyclisme.net. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
3. "Xavier Van Slembroeck". museociclismo.it. Retrieved 10 March 2016.