Six Days of Herning
{{short description|Cycling race}}
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{{flagathlete|Ole Ritter|DEN}}|mostwins={{flagathlete|Gert Frank|DEN}} (5 wins)|mostrecent={{flagathlete|Kurt Betschart|SUI}}
{{flagathlete|Bruno Risi|SUI}}}}
The Six Days of Herning was a six-day track cycling race held annually in the Messecenter Herning, Denmark.{{cite web |title=6 jours de Herning (Danemark) |url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/piste_6jours/6j_herning.php |accessdate=19 September 2016 |work=Memoire du Cyclisme}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Herning 6-Days |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=4040&y=1980&e=01 |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}
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
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Winner !Second !Third |
| 1974
|{{flagicon|NED}} Leo Duyndam |{{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Bugdahl |{{flagicon|BEL}} Ferdinand Bracke |
| 1975
|{{flagicon|NED}} Leo Duyndam |{{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Bugdahl |{{flagicon|AUS}} Graeme Gilmore |
| 1976
|{{flagicon|GER}} Albert Fritz |{{flagicon|AUS}} Donald Allan |{{flagicon|DEN}} Gert Frank |
| 1977
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Gert Frank |{{flagicon|AUS}} Donald Allan |{{flagicon|BEL}} Patrick Sercu |
| 1978
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Donald Allan |{{flagicon|DEN}} Gert Frank |{{flagicon|BEL}} Patrick Sercu |
| 1979
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Gert Frank |{{flagicon|AUS}} Donald Allan |{{flagicon|GER}} Wilfried Peffgen |
| 1980
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Gert Frank |{{flagicon|AUS}} Donald Allan |{{flagicon|GER}} Horst Schütz |
| 1981
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Gert Frank |{{flagicon|AUS}} Donald Allan |{{flagicon|GER}} Wilfried Peffgen |
| 1982
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Donald Allan |{{flagicon|NED}} René Pijnen |{{flagicon|DEN}} Gert Frank |
| 1983
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Gert Frank |{{flagicon|DEN}} Jørgen Marcussen |{{flagicon|GER}} Josef Kristen |
| 1984-1994
| colspan="3" align="center" |No editions |
| 1995
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jimmi Madsen |{{flagicon|SUI}} Urs Freuler |{{flagicon|SUI}} Kurt Betschart |
| 1996
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvio Martinello |{{flagicon|DEN}} Jimmi Madsen |{{flagicon|AUS}} Danny Clark |
| 1997
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jimmi Madsen |{{flagicon|SUI}} Kurt Betschart |{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvio Martinello |
| 1998
|{{flagicon|SUI}} Kurt Betschart |{{flagicon|DEN}} Jimmi Madsen |{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvio Martinello |
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