The Six Days of Buffalo was a six-day cycling event, held in Buffalo, New York. From 1910 to 1948, a total of sixteen editions of the Six Days were held, sometimes two per year.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day racing |
| History | |
| First edition | 1910 |
| Editions | 16 |
| Final edition | 1948 |
| First winner |
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| Most wins |  Gustav Kilian (GER)(4 wins) |
| Final winner |
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Originally held at Broadway Auditorium, the events moved to Buffalo Memorial Auditorium beginning in 1941.
Roll of honor
edit| Edition | Winners[2] |
|---|---|
| 1910 |  Peter Drobach (USA) Alfred Hill (USA)
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| 1911 |  Jack Clark (AUS) Ernie Pye (AUS)
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| 1912 | Not held |
| 1913[3] | Peter Drobach (USA) Paddy Hehir (AUS)
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| 1914 | Not held |
| 1915[4] | Reggie McNamara (AUS) Francesco Verri (ITA)
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| 1916–33 | Not held |
| 1934 (1)[5] |  William Peden (CAN) Fred Ottevaire (USA)
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| 1934 (2) |  Gérald Debaetes (BEL) Alfred Letourneur (FRA)
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| 1935 (1) | Franco Giorgetti (ITA) Alfred Letourneur (FRA)
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| 1935 (2) | Louis Cohen (USA) Dave Lands (USA)
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| 1936 | Not held |
| 1937 (1)[6][7] | William Peden (CAN) Doug Peden (CAN)
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| 1937 (2) | .svg){kind=small} Gustav Kilian Heinz Vöpel
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| 1938 (1) | Omer De Bruycker (BEL) Alfred Letourneur (FRA)
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| 1938 (2) | Gustav Kilian Bobby Thomas (USA)
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| 1939 | Gustav Kilian Cecil Yates (USA)
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| 1940[8] | Heinz Vöpel Cecil Yates (USA)
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| 1941[9] | Gustav Kilian Heinz Vöpel
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| 1942–47 | Not held |
| 1948[10] | César Moretti Jr. (ITA) René Cyr (CAN)
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References
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- ^ "6 jours de Buffalo (Etats-Unis)".
- ^ "6 jours de Buffalo (Etats-Unis)".
- ^ "Clipped from the Buffalo Times". The Buffalo Times. 8 December 1912. p. 55.
- ^ "Buffalo Courier from Buffalo, New York on January 10, 1915 · 83".
- ^ "Syracuse Herald Newspaper Archives, Dec 27, 1933, p. 44". 27 December 1933.
- ^ "Dunkirk Evening Observer from Dunkirk, New York on December 13, 1937 · Page 12".
- ^ "From the archives: Buffalo's bike culture, 1887-1990".
- ^ "Bradford Evening Star and the Bradford Daily Record from Bradford, Pennsylvania on March 4, 1940 · Page 10".
- ^ "Bradford Evening Star and the Bradford Daily Record from Bradford, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1941 · Page 10".
- ^ "CYR-MORETTI TEAM VICTOR; Cyclists Take Six-Day Grind at Buffalo by Lap". The New York Times. 13 October 1948.