Live Six Days of Ghent: Gies and De Velder prevail in grueling team race | Lotto sang six days

She doesn’t get it for free, but Lottie Kubicki got two out of 2 this evening. After elimination, she also had her hand in the points race. For the women, their first evening has come to an end.

There’s a flame in this Madison and it’s exhilarating. The top players did not allow each other to breathe for a single second with one attack wave after another.

Just under an hour later, victory in the prestigious Memorial Patrick Circo went to the impressive Frenchmen Oscar Nelson Julien and Valentin Tablellion, who had already jumped onto the podium.

However, Robbe Ghys and Lindsay De Vylder are also winners. They’ve beaten their fearsome rivals in a round and are now sitting entirely on the couch. Their lead in points is also impressive.

Juri Haavik and Jan Willem van Schip remain in second place, and Fabio van den Bosch and Jules Heesters drop to fifth.

Right finger goes up in the air: There is no limit for Lotte Kopecky in elimination. The world champion is clearly enjoying the applause. Mark Cavendish offers her victory flowers.

Exactly one year ago, Robbe Ghys and Lindsay De Vylder put their track record together. Their 8’332 is also very high tonight, but with their 8’490 they are once again the best student in the class.

Koepke jumps right in front of the purple duo. Lindsay De Vylder arranges the team’s elimination and gets another 20 points.

With Robbe Ghys he is now the first pair to cross 200 points. The cash register rings: De Vylder and Ghys jump to the lead.

Tuur Dens gradually needs several bags to carry all the prize packages home on Sunday. He won the second points race.

Jan Willem van Schip realizes that the points deficit should not increase too much and is doing his part.

Lindsay De Vylder wants to get the bonus round fast. He has to leave the points stage to Michele Scartezini, but he is five points closer to the 200-unit mark.

Iljo Keisse is here again and has brought a special guest. Surrounding his former team-mate in the stands is none other than Mark Cavendish.

Kuipke still has to fill the spot, but the 12 pairings have clicked and will be introduced soon.

The program looks a little different today. There is only one team race, but the Memorial Patrick Sercu race is the XL Madison and lasts over an hour.

Men adorn the poster, but tonight they want to make way for a delegation from Special Olympics and for the arrival of some of the best Belgian women among women.

Lotte Kopecky and her teammates will appear in Ghent tonight. They will also take action tomorrow.

Qualifying and the points race are scheduled to take place on Friday after 9:30 p.m.