Six Days of New York

The Six Days of New York was a former six-day cycling event, held in New York City, in Madison Square Garden's velodrome. Between 1899 and 1961, a total of 73 editions were held, sometimes three per year.[1] Only the Six Days of Berlin and the Six Days of Ghent had more runnings. Australian Alfred Goullet and Italian Franco Giorgetti hold the record with eight wins each.

Six Days of New York

Race details
Region	New York, United States
Discipline	Track
Type	Six-day racing
History
First edition	1899
Editions	73
Final edition	1961
First winner	Charles Miller (USA)  Frank Waller (USA)
Most wins	Alfred Goullet (AUS)  Franco Giorgetti (ITA) (8 wins)
Final winner	Oskar Plattner (SUI)  Armin von Büren (SUI)

Madison

The madison team event, one of the most popular disciplines in track cycling, was invented during the Six Days of New York and named after the second Madison Square Garden, where the venue was held.[2] In French the discipline is known as the "American race" (course à l'américaine).

Roll of honor

Year Winners 1899 Charles Miller Frank Waller 1900 Floyd McFarland Harry Elkes 1901 Robert Walthour Archie McEachern 1902 George Leander Floyd Krebs 1903 Robert Walthour Ben Munroe 1904 Oliver Dorlon Eddy Root 1905 Joe Fogler Eddy Root 1906 Joe Fogler Eddy Root 1907 Walter Rütt John Stol 1908 Floyd McFarland Jim Moran 1909 Walter Rütt Jack Clark 1910 Eddy Root Jim Moran 1911 Joe Fogler Jack Clark 1912 Joe Fogler Walter Rütt 1913 Joe Fogler Alfred Goullet 1914 Alfred Grenda Alfred Goullet 1915 Alfred Grenda Alfred Hill 1916 Marcel Dupuy Oscar Egg 1917 Alfred Goullet Jake Magin 1918 Reggie McNamara Jake Magin 1919 Alfred Goullet Eddy Madden 1920 (1) Alfred Goullet Jake Magin 1920 (2) Ray Eaton Harry Kaiser 1920 (3) Maurice Brocco Willy Coburn

Year Winners 1921 (1) Piet van Kempen Oscar Egg 1921 (2) Alfred Goullet Maurice Brocco 1922 (1) Reggie McNamara Alfred Grenda 1922 (2) Alfred Goullet Gaetano Belloni 1923 (1) Alfred Goullet Alfred Grenda 1923 (2) Ernest Kockler Percy Lawrence 1924 (1) Maurice Brocco Marcel Buysse 1924 (2) Reggie McNamara Piet van Kempen 1925 (1) Fred Spencer Bob Walthour 1925 (2) Gérard Debaets Alfons Goossens 1926 (1) Reggie McNamara Franco Giorgetti 1926 (2) Reggie McNamara Pietro Linari 1927 (1) Reggie McNamara Franco Giorgetti 1927 (2) Fred Spencer Charley Winter 1928 (1) Gérard Debaets Franco Giorgetti 1928 (2) Fred Spencer Franco Giorgetti 1929 (1) Dave Lands Willy Grimm 1929 (2) Gérard Debaets Franco Giorgetti 1929 (3) Gérard Debaets Franco Giorgetti 1930 (1) Paul Broccardo Gaetano Belloni 1930 (2) Maurice Brocco Franco Giorgetti 1931 (1) Marcel Guimbretière Alfred Letourneur 1931 (2) Marcel Guimbretière Alfred Letourneur 1932 (1) William Peden Reggie McNamara

Year Winners 1932 (2) William Peden Fred Spencer 1933 (1) Gérard Debaets Alfred Letourneur 1933 (2) William Peden Alfred Letourneur 1934 (1) Marcel Guimbretière Paul Broccardo 1934 (2) Gérard Debaets Alfred Letourneur 1935 (1) Franco Giorgetti Alfred Letourneur 1935 (2) Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel 1936 (1) Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel 1936 (2) Jim Walthour Alfred Crossley 1937 (1) Jean Aerts Omer de Bruycker 1937 (2) Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel 1938 Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel 1939 (1) William Peden Douglas Peden 1939 (2) Cecil Yates Cesare Moretti 1940-47 Not held 1948 (1) Alvaro Giorgetti Angelo de Bacco 1948 (2) Emile Bruneau Louis Saen 1948 (3) Alvaro Giorgetti Cesare Moretti 1949 (1) Hugo Koblet Walter Diggelmann 1949 (2) Reginald Arnold Alfred Strom 1950 Ferdinando Terruzzi Severino Rigoni 1951-58 Not held 1959 Ferdinando Terruzzi Leandro Faggin 1960 Not held 1961 Oscar Plattner Armin von Büren

References

1. Gabriele, Michael C. (2011), The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey, History Press, London, ISBN 978-16-142350-64, p25
2. "A Brutal Exhibition". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2016.