title: Six Days of Herning
text: # Six Days of Herning
  
  The Six Days of Herning was a six-day track cycling race held annually in the Messecenter Herning, Denmark.
  
  The first Six Days of Herning, contested in 1974, were won by Léo Duyndam and Ole Ritter. Fourteen editions took place: 10 from 1974 to 1983 and 4 from 1995 to 1998.
  
  Gert Frank holds the record for victories there with 5 successes. After several podium finishes in the 70s and 80s, Australian Danny Clark still finished third in 1996 at the age of 45.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Year | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1974 | Leo Duyndam Ole Ritter | Klaus Bugdahl Dieter Kemper | Ferdinand Bracke Julien Stevens |
  | 1975 | Leo Duyndam Ole Ritter | Klaus Bugdahl Wolfgang Schulze | Graeme Gilmore Dieter Kemper |
  | 1976 | Albert Fritz Wilfried Peffgen | Donald Allan Danny Clark | Gert Frank Ole Ritter |
  | 1977 | Gert Frank René Pijnen | Donald Allan Danny Clark | Patrick Sercu Ole Ritter |
  | 1978 | Donald Allan Danny Clark | Gert Frank René Pijnen | Patrick Sercu Niels Fredborg |
  | 1979 | Gert Frank René Pijnen | Donald Allan Danny Clark | Wilfried Peffgen Kim Gunnar Svendsen |
  | 1980 | Gert Frank Patrick Sercu | Donald Allan Danny Clark | Horst Schütz Roman Hermann |
  | 1981 | Gert Frank Hans-Henrik Ørsted | Donald Allan Danny Clark | Wilfried Peffgen Kim Gunnar Svendsen |
  | 1982 | Donald Allan Danny Clark | René Pijnen Patrick Sercu | Gert Frank Hans-Henrik Ørsted |
  | 1983 | Gert Frank Hans-Henrik Ørsted | Jørgen Marcussen René Pijnen | Josef Kristen Henry Rinklin |
  | 1984-1994 | No editions | No editions | No editions |
  | 1995 | Jimmi Madsen Jens Veggerby | Urs Freuler Bjarne Riis | Kurt Betschart Bruno Risi |
  | 1996 | Silvio Martinello Bjarne Riis | Jimmi Madsen Jens Veggerby | Danny Clark Michael Sandstöd |
  | 1997 | Jimmi Madsen Jens Veggerby | Kurt Betschart Bruno Risi | Silvio Martinello Bjarne Riis |
  | 1998 | Kurt Betschart Bruno Risi | Jimmi Madsen Rolf Sørensen | Silvio Martinello Jesper Skibby |
  