November 27, 2005 – The City of Gent received over 10cm of wet snow which played havoc with getting around. The roads and sidewalks were not plowed so walking and driving was treacherous. But that did not slow down the fans from filling the Kuipke Track for a fifth sellout evening of racing.

With Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse trying to put a lock on Gent 6-day
the other Belgian riders have had a chance to perform for the
partisan fans. Dimitri De Fauw (BEL)/Andreas Beikirch won the Points
Race and the Derny Final. Steve Schets (BEL) won the Individual
Elimination and Wouter van Mechelen the Keirin final. The local
phenominum Kenny De Ketele didn’t win a race this evening but has
been a strong rider scoring points in the Keirin, Madison,
Supersprint and coming in second in the first Derny rounds.

Both Robert Hayles (GBr) and Marco Villa (Ita) returned after being
injured, but are in pain caused by their crashes earlier in the week.
The major crash of the night occurred during the second Madison when
superstar Iljo Keisse crashed directly in front of the lap counter (a
momentary lapse in concentration). Keisse was looking over his
shoulder to see his partner Matthew Gilmore come in from the
balustrade for the hand sling when he touched the wheel of the rider
in front of him and went down heavily landing on his already injured
right shoulder. It appears that Keisse has a trick shoulder which
dislocates very easily. After some first aid and a new bike he was
cheered on as he re-entered the race. Keisse and Gilmore are
extremely popular in this country having, local fan clubs who wear
cycling jerseys called “Friends of Matthew” and “Friends of Iljo”.
They travel to all the six-day races to support their heroes.

On a sad note Scott McGrory (AUS) of the team Bartko/McGrory is under
the weather and had to withdraw from the racing last evening. He has
been fighting a sore throat and hopes to be back tomorrow for the
final day. At the end of five nights of racing Gilmore/Keisse are in
first place with 309 points, Slippens/Stam (NED) are in second with
284 points at 1 lap, Risi/Betschart also at 1 lap have 189 points.
Both Risi/Betschart and Slippens/Stam will gain a bonus lap when the
pass the 100 point marker. Thus the final day of racing will be tight
and filled with drama.

Results

60-lap points race

1. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 10 pts
2. Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel) 9
3. Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 8
4. Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr) 8
5. Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den) 7
6. Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 7
7. Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott Mcgrory (Aus) 6
8. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned) 4
9. Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa) 2
10. Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita) 2
11. Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 1
12. Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger) 1
13. Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel) 1

Team elimination

1. Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 15 pts
2. Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel) 10
3. Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita) 8
4. De Ketele-Aeschabch 6
5. Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den) 4
6. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned) 2
7. Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)
8. Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)
9. Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott Mcgrory (Aus)
10. Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)
11. Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)
12. Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
13. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)

1 lap time trial

1. Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 15 pts
2. Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel) 10
3. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 8
4. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned) 6
5. Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa) 4
6. Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den) 2
7. Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)
8. Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott Mcgrory (Aus)
9. Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)
10. Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)
11. Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
12. Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)
13. Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)

Madison

1. Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)
2. Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)

1 lap behind

3. Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita) 8 pts
4. Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel) 6
5. De Ketele-Aeschabch 4
6. Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott Mcgrory (Aus)

2 laps behind

7. Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa) 2 pts

3 laps behind

8. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)
9. Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
10. Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den)
11. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
12. Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)

4 laps behind

13 Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)


Derny Heat 1

1. Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 5 pts
2. Kenny De Ketele (Bel) 4
3. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 3
4. Steven Deneef (Bel) 2
5. Juan Llaneras (Spa) 1
6. Peter Schep (Ned)

Elimination

1. Steve Schets (Bel) 15 pts
2. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) 10
3. Marco Villa (Ita) 8
4. Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 6
5. Matthé Pronk (Ned) 4
6. Marty Nothstein (USA) 2
7. Mark Cavendish (GBr)
8. Bruno Risi (Swi)
9. Gerd Dörich (Ger)
10. Marc Hester (Den)
11. Matthew Gilmore (Bel)
12. Robert Slippens (Ned)
13. Robert Bartko (Ger)

Derny Heat 2

1. Robert Bartko (Ger) 5 pts
2. Iljo Keisse (Bel) 4
3. Danny Stam (Ned) 3
4. Kurt Betschart (Swi) 2
5. Franco Marvulli (Swi) 1
6. Christian Grasmann (Ger)

500 m time trial

1. Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita) 15 pts
2. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 10
3. Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr) 8
4. Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den) 6
5. Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel) 4
6. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned) 2
7. Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)
8. Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
9. Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)
10. Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi)
11. Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi)
12. Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)
13. Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott Mcgrory (Aus)

Supersprint

1. Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 15 pts
2. Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den) 10
3. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned) 8
4. Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 6
5. Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr) 4
6. Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel) 2
7. Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel)
8. Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned)
9. Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)
10. Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)
11. Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita)
12. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
13. Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott Mcgrory (Aus)

Madison

1. Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel) 15 pts
2. Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 10
3. Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 8

1 lap behind

4. Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 6 pts
5. Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita) 4

2 laps behind

6. Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den) 2 pts
7. Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa)
8. Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger)

3 laps behind

9. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned)
10. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger)

4 laps behind

11. Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel)

5 laps behind

12. Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr)
DNF Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott Mcgrory (Aus)

Keirin Heat 1

1. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)
2. Kenny De Ketele (Bel)
3. Juan Llaneras (Spa)
4. Peter Schep (Ned)
5. Andreas Beikirch (Ger)
6. Steven Deneef (Bel)

Keirin Heat 2

1. Robert Bartko (Ger)
2. Christian Grasmann (Ger)
3. Franco Marvulli (Swi)
4. Danny Stam (Ned)
5. Kurt Betschart (Swi)
6. Iljo Keisse (Bel)

Derny Heat 3

1. Matthew Gilmore (Bel) 5 pts
2. Bruno Risi (Swi) 4
3. Robert Slippens (Ned) 3
4. Marco Villa (Ita) 2
5. Mark Cavendish (GBr) 1
6. Marc Hester (Den)

Keirin final

1. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) 15 pts
2. Franco Marvulli (Swi) 10
3. Robert Bartko (Ger) 8
4. Juan Llaneras (Spa) 6
5. Kenny De Ketele (Bel) 4
6. Christian Grasmann (Ger) 2

Derny 4

1. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel) 5 pts
2. Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 4
3. Steve Schets (Bel) 3
4. Matthé Pronk (Ned) 2
5. Marty Nothstein (USA) 1
6. Gerd Dörich (Ger)

Overall Standings after 5 nights

1. Matthew Gilmore/Iljo Keisse (Bel) 309 pts

1 lap behind

2. Robert Slippens/Danny Stam (Ned) 284 pts
3. Bruno Risi/Kurt Betschart (Swi) 189

3 laps behind

4. Robert Bartko (Ger)/Scott Mcgrory (Aus) 263 pts

8 laps behind

5. Kenny De Ketele (Bel)/Alexander Aeschbach (Swi) 156 pts

10 laps behind

6. Franco Marvulli (Swi)/Marco Villa (Ita) 195 pts

14 laps behind

7. Marty Nothstein (USA)/Juan Llaneras (Spa) 108 pts

16 laps behind

8. Dimitri De Fauw (Bel)/Andreas Beikirch (Ger) 235 pts

19 laps behind

9. Peter Schep (Ned)/Gerd Dörich (Ger) 45 pts

21 laps behind

10. Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel)/Matthé Pronk (Ned) 139 pts
11. Steven Deneef/Steve Schets (Bel) 134

22 laps behind

12. Christian Grasmann (Ger)/Marc Hester (Den) 121 pts

27 laps behind

13. Robert Hayles/Mark Cavendish (GBr) 117 pts