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Six Days of Chicago

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Six Days of Chicago
Race details
RegionChicago, United States
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day race
History
First edition1915 (1915)
Editions50
Final edition1957 (1957)
First winnerSwitzerland Oscar Egg
Italy Francesco Verri
Most winsGermany Gustav Kilian (6 wins)
Final winner

The Six Days of Chicago was a six-day cycling event, held in Chicago, Illinois between 1915 and 1957. It took place fifty times during that period, as two editions were often held in one year.[1] Gustav Kilian holds the record for most wins with a total of six, between 1935 and 1939.

Roll of honor

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Edition Winners Second Third
1915 (1) Switzerland Oscar Egg
Italy Francesco Verri
United States Jimmy Moran
Australia Reginald McNamara
United States Clarence Carman
Australia Frank Corry
1915 (2) United States William Hanley
United States Percy Lawrence
United States Martin Ryan
United States Lloyd Thomas
Australia Gordon Walker
United States Robert Walthour
1916 Australia Robert Spears
Australia Reginald McNamara
United States Percy Lawrence
United States Jake Magin
United States George Cameron
United States Harry Kaiser
1917 Italy Francesco Verri
Australia Reginald McNamara
Australia Frank Corry
United States Jake Magin
United States Peter Drobach
United States Eddy Madden
1918-1920 Not held
1921 (1) United States Jake Magin
United States Eddy Madden
United States Alfred Hill
United States Ernest Kockler
Germany Willy Lorenz
United States Fred Weber
1921 (2) United States Jake Magin
United States Eddy Madden
United States Bob Fitzimmons
Australia Harry Horan
United States Ray Eaton
United States Harry Kaiser
1922 (1) Australia Alfred Goullet
United States Ernest Kockler
United States Willy Coburn
United States Dave Lands
United States William Hanley
United States Lloyd Thomas
1922 (2) United States Willy Coburn
United States Dave Lands
United States Percy Lawrence
United States Lloyd Thomas
Belgium Cesar Debaets
Belgium Alois Persyn
1923 (1) Switzerland Oscar Egg
France Maurice Brocco
Australia Alfred Goullet
United States Bob Walthour
Australia Harry Horan
United States Lloyd Thomas
1923 (2) United States Carl Stockholm
United States Ernest Kockler
United States Willy Coburn
France Maurice Brocco
United States Percy Lawrence
United States Joe Kopsky
1924 (1) Switzerland Oscar Egg
Australia Alfred Grenda
United States Carl Stockholm
United States Ernest Kockler
Belgium Maurice Declerck
United States Eddy Madden
1924 (2) Australia Harry Horan
United States Bob Walthour
Belgium Maurice Declerck
Australia Alfred Taylor
Belgium Henri Stockelynck
Italy Franco Giorgetti
1925 (1) Australia Reginald McNamara
United States Bob Walthour
Belgium Henri Stockelynck
Belgium Alfons Goossens
Australia Harry Horan
United States Eddy Madden
1925 (2) United States Fred Spencer
United States Bob Walthour
Australia Harry Horan
Australia Harris Horder
Australia Reginald McNamara
Belgium Alfons Goossens
1926 (1) Australia Reginald McNamara
United States Bob Walthour
United States Fred Spencer
Italy Franco Giorgetti
Belgium Henri Stockelynck
Belgium Alfons Goossens
1926 (2) United States Dave Lands
Germany Otto Petri
United States Anthony Beckman
United States Charles Winter
Australia Reginald McNamara
Belgium Alfons Goossens
1927 (1) United States Carl Stockholm
Italy Franco Giorgetti
United States Fred Spencer
United States Charles Winter
Australia Harry Horan
United States Eddy Madden
1927 (2) United States Bob Walthour
Italy Franco Giorgetti
Netherlands Klaas van Nek
Belgium Alfons Goossens
United States Carl Stockholm
United States Fred Spencer
1928 (1) United States Anthony Beckman
Belgium Gerard Debaets
United States Fred Spencer
United States Bob Walthour
Netherlands Klaas van Nek
United States Dave Lands
1928 (2) Netherlands Piet van Kempen
United States Mike Rodak
United States William Fenn Jr
United States Bob Walthour
Australia George Dempsey
Belgium Gerard Debaets
1928 (3) Germany Franz Duelberg
United States Jimmy Walthour
France Paul Broccardo
France Alfred Letourneur
United States Anthony Beckman
Italy Franco Giorgetti
1929 (1) Germany Franz Duelberg
Italy Franco Giorgetti
France Paul Broccardo
France Alfred Letourneur
United States Willie Grimm
United States Dave Lands
1929 (2) Australia Reginald McNamara
Italy Gaetano Belloni
France Paul Broccardo
France Alfred Letourneur
Germany Franz Duelberg
Germany Viktor Rausch
1930 (1) United States Anthony Beckman
Belgium Gerard Debaets
France Paul Broccardo
Italy Alfonso Zucchetti
United States Fred Spencer
United States Charles Winter
1930 (2) France Marcel Guimbretiere
France Alfred Letourneur
France Paul Broccardo
Italy Franco Giorgetti
France Adolphe Charlier
Belgium Roger De Neef
1931 (1) United States Willie Grimm
Switzerland Emil Richli
France Marcel Guimbretiere
France Alfred Letourneur
Australia Reginald McNamara
United States Charles Winter
1931 (2) Germany Franz Duelberg
United States Willie Grimm
France Marcel Guimbretiere
France Alfred Letourneur
Italy Franco Giorgetti
Belgium Gerard Debaets
1932 (1) Netherlands Jan Pijnenburg
Belgium Adolphe Van Nevele
France Marcel Guimbretiere
France Alfred Letourneur
Australia Reginald McNamara
Australia Harry Horan
1932 (2) Canada Jules Audy
Canada William Peden
Italy Alfredo Binda
United States Norman Hill
Belgium Gerard Debaets
France Alfred Letourneur
1933 (1) Belgium Gerard Debaets
France Alfred Letourneur
Canada Jules Audy
United States Willie Grimm
Canada Henri Lepage
Belgium Prudent Delille
1933 (2) Germany Ewald Wissel
United States Jimmy Walthour
France Alfred Letourneur
Canada William Peden
Australia George Dempsey
United States Robert Thomas
1934 (1) United States Tony Shaller
Canada William Peden
United States Tino Reboli
Italy Edoardo Severgnini
Australia Reginald McNamara
United States Dave Lands
1934 (2) Belgium Gerard Debaets
France Alfred Letourneur
United States Jack Schaller
United States Robert Thomas
United States Jerry Rodman
United States Cecil Yates
1935 (1) Italy Franco Giorgetti
France Alfred Letourneur
United States Tino Reboli
United States Robert Thomas
Switzerland Ernst Bühler
United States Tony Shaller
1935 (2) Germany Gustav Kilian
Germany Heinz Vopel
United States Jerry Rodman
United States Alfred Hill
Canada Jules Audy
Canada William Peden
1936 (1) Germany Gustav Kilian
Germany Heinz Vopel
Canada Jules Audy
Canada William Peden
United States Jerry Rodman
United States Robert Thomas
1936 (2) France Emile Diot
France Emile Ignat
Germany Gustav Kilian
Germany Heinz Vopel
United States Jerry Rodman
United States Cecil Yates
1937 (1) France Emile Diot
France Emile Ignat
France Alvaro Giorgetti
Netherlands Cor Wals
Canada Jules Audy
Canada William Peden
1937 (2) Germany Gustav Kilian
Germany Heinz Vopel
France Emile Diot
France Emile Ignat
Canada Douglas Peden
Canada William Peden
1938 (1) Germany Gustav Kilian
Germany Heinz Vopel
Canada Douglas Peden
Canada William Peden
United States Tino Reboli
Belgium Gerard Debaets
1938 (2) Belgium Omer De Bruycker
France Alfred Letourneur
Canada Douglas Peden
Canada William Peden
United States Tino Reboli
Belgium Gerard Debaets
1938 (3) Germany Gustav Kilian
Germany Heinz Vopel
Canada Douglas Peden
Canada William Peden
France Marcel Guimbretiere
Belgium Gerard Debaets
1939 (1) Germany Gustav Kilian
United States Robert Thomas
Germany Heinz Vopel
United States Cecil Yates
Canada Douglas Peden
Canada William Peden
1939 (2) Canada Douglas Peden
Canada William Peden
United States Cecil Yates
United States Jerry Rodman
Canada Jules Audy
Canada Henry O'Brien
1940 United States Cecil Yates
Canada William Peden
Canada Douglas Peden
United States Archie Bollaert
United States Charles Bergna
United States Angelo De Bacco
1941 Not held
1942 United States Cecil Yates
Canada Douglas Peden
United States Charles Bergna
United States Angelo De Bacco
United States Charly Yaccino
Canada William Peden
1943-1945 Not held
1946 United States Erwin Pesek
United States Tino Reboli
United States Michael Abt
Canada Rene Cyr
United States Bill Jacoby
United States Charly Yaccino
1947 United States Bill Anderson
Australia Stanley Bransgrove
United States Bill Jacoby
France Alfred Letourneur
United States Erwin Pesek
United States Charly Yaccino
1948 Switzerland Walter Diggelmann
Switzerland Hugo Koblet
Belgium Roger De Corte
Belgium André Maelbrancke
United States Erwin Pesek
United States Charly Yaccino
1949-1956 Not held
1957 Netherlands Peter Post
Netherlands Harm Smits
United States Erwin Pesek
United States Ted Ernst
Italy Mino De Rossi
United States Jack Heid

References

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  1. ^ "6 jours de Chicago (États-Unis)". mémoire-du-cyclisme.net. Retrieved 5 March 2022.