title: Six Days of Essen
text: # Six Days of Essen
  
  The Six Days of Essen was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Essen, Germany.
  
  Fritz Pfenninger and Peter Post won in three of the eight editions, of which two as couple.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Year | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1960 | Hans Jarosczewicz Günther Ziegler | Klaus Bugdahl Gerrit Schulte | Reginald Arnold Ferdinando Terruzzi |
  | 1961 | Reginald Arnold Ferdinando Terruzzi | Rudi Altig Hans Junkermann | Klaus Bugdahl Jean Roth |
  | 1962 | Klaus Bugdahl Fritz Pfenninger | Rudi Altig Hans Junkermann | Emile Severeyns Rik Van Steenbergen |
  | 1963 | Rudi Altig Hans Junkermann | Peter Post Rik Van Steenbergen | Klaus Bugdahl Fritz Pfenninger |
  | 1964 | Rudi Altig Hans Junkermann | Klaus Bugdahl Sigi Renz | Palle Lykke Jensen Rik Van Steenbergen |
  | 1965 | Peter Post Rik Van Steenbergen | Rudi Altig Hans Junkermann | Palle Lykke Jensen Freddy Eugen |
  | 1966 | Peter Post Fritz Pfenninger | Klaus Bugdahl Sigi Renz | Rudi Altig Dieter Kemper |
  | 1967 | Peter Post Fritz Pfenninger | Sigi Renz Hans Junkermann | Horst Oldenburg Dieter Kemper |
  