De Buyst and Lampater lead in Gent after opening night

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Four teams end evening on lead lap

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Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke

Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Leif Lampater rides into the lead

Leif Lampater rides into the lead (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Luke Roberts was carried from the track in a stretcher

Luke Roberts was carried fromꦑ the track in a stretche⛦r (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Bell lap!

Bell lap! (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Moreno De Pauw and Nicky Cocquyt

Moreno De Pauw and Nicky Cocquyt (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Roberts being escorted from the track

Roberts being escorted from the track (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke showing how to do a hand-sling

Kenny෴ De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke showing hꩵow to do a hand-sling (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Robert Bartko

Robert Bartko (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Vivian Brisse in action during the opening night at the Gent Six Day

Vivian Brissﷺe in action during the opening night at the Gent Six🅘 Day (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Iljo Keisse

Iljo Keisse (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Reigning Madison world champions Vivian Brisse and Morgan Kneisky are introduced in Gent

Reigning Madison world champions Vivian Brisse and Morgan Kneisky are intr🌞oduced in Gent (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Kenny De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke waving to the crowd

Kenny De Ketele and๊ Gijs Van Hoecke waving to the crowdᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Starting the race

Starting the race (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Iljo Keisse in full flight behind a derny

Iljo Keisse in full flight behind a derny (Image credit: Photopress.be)

Jasper De Buyst and Leif Lampater lead the Six Days of Gent after the opening night of racing on the famous Kuipke velodrome. Buyst and Lampater got off to a fine start by claimin🦋g the first Madison and points race, and the duo scored consistently thereafter to defend their lead throughout the evening.

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Overall standings after day 1
1Jasper De Buyst (Bel) / Leif Lampater (Ger) Topsport Vlaanderen85pts
2Kenny De Ketele / Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Baloise75Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ijlo Keisse (Bel) / Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Renson- OPQS69Row 2 - Cell 3
4Morgan Kneisky / Vivien Brisse (Fra) Callant49Row 3 - Cell 3
5Silvan Dillier / Tristan Marguet (Swi) Caruur25-1lap
6Christian Grasmann (Ger) / Andreas Graf (Aut) Provincie OOst-Vlaanderen20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Martyn Irvine (Irl) / Marc Hester (Den) ADMB9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Andreas Müller (Aut) / Yoeri Havik (Ned) AA Drink28-2laps
9David Muntaner / Albert Torres (Spa) John Saey - Mega Doe-het-zelf Deschacht11Row 8 - Cell 3
10Franco Marvulli (Swi) / Luke Roberts (Aus) Eurotyre11Row 9 - Cell 3
11Robert Bartko / Marcel Kalz (Ger) Lotto15-3laps
12Jesper Morkov (Den) / Claudio Imhof (Swi) Primus Haacht6Row 11 - Cell 3
13Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) VDK32-4laps

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