1934 - Victory for Britain
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Kilian-Vopel
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From 16 to 21-July-1934
It has now been confirmed that the venue was London Olympia. And that the starters were most likely these - see the printed programme
Van Kempen - Cozens
Audy - Lepage
Winter - Ottevaire [Ottevaere]
Bartell - Malmesi
Anhes - Aerts
Terry - Buhler
Bockum - Muller
Vroomen - Miethe
Clignet - Coomans [Koumans]
Marcillac - Louyet [Louet]
Kilian - Vopel
Piano - Giliberti
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“COZENS AND KEMPEN WIN SIX-DAY RACE
LONDON, July 21. — At Olympia Syd Cozens and Van Kempen won a six-day cycle race with 1,406 sprint points. They covered 2,486 miles in 143 hours.” West Australian (Perth, WA) 23-Jul-1934
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INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS’ RACE
The Times (London, England) Tuesday 17-Jul-1934 and Monday 23-Jul-1934
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1. Syd COZENS
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Piet van KEMPEN
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2,486 miles
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1,406 pts
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2. Gustav KILIAN
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Heinz VOPEL
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at 1 lap
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1,129 pts
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3. Fred OTTEVAIRE
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Charly WINTER
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677 pts
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4. Werner MIETHE
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Josef VROOMEN
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599 pts
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5. Hans BOCKHOM
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Ernst MULLER
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at 2 laps
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274 pts
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6. Frank BARTELL
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Alfredo MALMESI
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234 pts
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7. Joseph CLIGNET
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Gabriel MARCILLAC
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192 pts
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8. Jules AUDY
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Henri LEPAGE
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at 3 laps
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636 pts
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Rider Pen Portraits
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Sydney Turner (Syd) COZENS
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b: 17-Jul-1908 Chorlton, Manchester
d: 5-Feb-1985 New Brunswick, Canada
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2nd Toronto Six Day 1934
Manager - BSA Cycles 1953/54; Hercules 1955;
GB Manager Tour de France 1955
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Piet van KEMPEN
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b: 12-Dec-1898 Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland
d: 5-May-1985 Brussel
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1st 32 Six Day Races 1921-1937
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Gustav KILIAN
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b: 3-Nov-1907 Luxembourg
d: 19-Oct-2000 Dortmund
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Known in Germany as the “kaiser” of the Six-Day, winning 34 races between 1934 and 1951. He became a top coach, guiding Germany’s four-man pursuit team to three gold medals and six world championships between 1962 and 1976. Kilian stopped coaching at age 70, his teams gaining 17 gold medals at major events. He was a close personal friend of boxing legend Max Schmeling.
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Godfrey Alfons (Fred) OTTEVAIRE / OTTEVAERE
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b: 12-Sep-1913 USA
d: Jan 2003
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1st Toronto Six Day 1934
1st Buffalo Six Day 1934
1st Minneapolis Six Day 1935
1st Detroit Six Day 1936
1st Minneapolis Six Day 1936
1st Kansas City Six Day 1937
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Heinz VOPEL
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b: 5-Apr-1908 Dortmund
d: 22-Jun-1959
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Partner of Gustav Kilian winning 29 Six Day Races 1934-1951
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Facts about these races are lacking - and even the limited info is sometimes contradictory.
Does anyone have any original records or press reports?
1923-1980 British Riders and Race Programmes
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