Six Days of Chicago
 Francesco Verri and Reggie McNamara in 1917 | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Chicago, United States |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1915 |
| Editions | 50 |
| Final edition | 1957 |
| First winner |  Oscar Egg  Francesco Verri |
| Most wins |  Gustav Kilian (6 wins) |
| Final winner |
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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
| Edition | Winners | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 (1) | Oscar Egg Francesco Verri
|
 Jimmy Moran Reginald McNamara
|
Clarence Carman Frank Corry
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| 1915 (2) | William Hanley Percy Lawrence
|
Martin Ryan Lloyd Thomas
|
Gordon Walker Robert Walthour
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| 1916 | Robert Spears Reginald McNamara
|
Percy Lawrence Jake Magin
|
George Cameron Harry Kaiser
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| 1917 | Francesco Verri Reginald McNamara
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Frank Corry Jake Magin
|
Peter Drobach Eddy Madden
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| 1918-1920 | Not held | ||
| 1921 (1) | Jake Magin Eddy Madden
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Alfred Hill Ernest Kockler
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Willy Lorenz Fred Weber
|
| 1921 (2) | Jake Magin Eddy Madden
|
Bob Fitzimmons Harry Horan
|
Ray Eaton Harry Kaiser
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| 1922 (1) | Alfred Goullet Ernest Kockler
|
Willy Coburn Dave Lands
|
William Hanley Lloyd Thomas
|
| 1922 (2) | Willy Coburn Dave Lands
|
Percy Lawrence Lloyd Thomas
|
 Cesar Debaets Alois Persyn
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| 1923 (1) | Oscar Egg Maurice Brocco
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Alfred Goullet Bob Walthour
|
Harry Horan Lloyd Thomas
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| 1923 (2) | Carl Stockholm Ernest Kockler
|
Willy Coburn Maurice Brocco
|
Percy Lawrence Joe Kopsky
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| 1924 (1) | Oscar Egg Alfred Grenda
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Carl Stockholm Ernest Kockler
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Maurice Declerck Eddy Madden
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| 1924 (2) | Harry Horan Bob Walthour
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Maurice Declerck Alfred Taylor
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Henri Stockelynck Franco Giorgetti
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| 1925 (1) | Reginald McNamara Bob Walthour
|
Henri Stockelynck Alfons Goossens
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Harry Horan Eddy Madden
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| 1925 (2) | Fred Spencer Bob Walthour
|
Harry Horan Harris Horder
|
Reginald McNamara Alfons Goossens
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| 1926 (1) | Reginald McNamara Bob Walthour
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Fred Spencer Franco Giorgetti
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Henri Stockelynck Alfons Goossens
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| 1926 (2) | Dave Lands Otto Petri
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Anthony Beckman Charles Winter
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Reginald McNamara Alfons Goossens
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| 1927 (1) | Carl Stockholm Franco Giorgetti
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Fred Spencer Charles Winter
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Harry Horan Eddy Madden
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| 1927 (2) | Bob Walthour Franco Giorgetti
|
 Klaas van Nek Alfons Goossens
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Carl Stockholm Fred Spencer
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| 1928 (1) | Anthony Beckman Gerard Debaets
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Fred Spencer Bob Walthour
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Klaas van Nek Dave Lands
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| 1928 (2) | Piet van Kempen Mike Rodak
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William Fenn Jr Bob Walthour
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George Dempsey Gerard Debaets
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| 1928 (3) | Franz Duelberg Jimmy Walthour
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Paul Broccardo Alfred Letourneur
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Anthony Beckman Franco Giorgetti
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| 1929 (1) | Franz Duelberg Franco Giorgetti
|
Paul Broccardo Alfred Letourneur
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Willie Grimm Dave Lands
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| 1929 (2) | Reginald McNamara Gaetano Belloni
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Paul Broccardo Alfred Letourneur
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Franz Duelberg Viktor Rausch
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| 1930 (1) | Anthony Beckman Gerard Debaets
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Paul Broccardo Alfonso Zucchetti
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Fred Spencer Charles Winter
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| 1930 (2) | Marcel Guimbretiere Alfred Letourneur
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Paul Broccardo Franco Giorgetti
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Adolphe Charlier Roger De Neef
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| 1931 (1) | Willie Grimm Emil Richli
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Marcel Guimbretiere Alfred Letourneur
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Reginald McNamara Charles Winter
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| 1931 (2) | Franz Duelberg Willie Grimm
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Marcel Guimbretiere Alfred Letourneur
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Franco Giorgetti Gerard Debaets
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| 1932 (1) | Jan Pijnenburg Adolphe Van Nevele
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Marcel Guimbretiere Alfred Letourneur
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Reginald McNamara Harry Horan
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| 1932 (2) |  Jules Audy William Peden
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Alfredo Binda Norman Hill
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Gerard Debaets Alfred Letourneur
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| 1933 (1) | Gerard Debaets Alfred Letourneur
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Jules Audy Willie Grimm
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Henri Lepage Prudent Delille
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| 1933 (2) | Ewald Wissel Jimmy Walthour
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Alfred Letourneur William Peden
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George Dempsey Robert Thomas
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| 1934 (1) | Tony Shaller William Peden
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Tino Reboli Edoardo Severgnini
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Reginald McNamara Dave Lands
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| 1934 (2) | Gerard Debaets Alfred Letourneur
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Jack Schaller Robert Thomas
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Jerry Rodman Cecil Yates
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| 1935 (1) | Franco Giorgetti Alfred Letourneur
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Tino Reboli Robert Thomas
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Ernst Bühler Tony Shaller
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| 1935 (2) |  Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel
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Jerry Rodman Alfred Hill
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Jules Audy William Peden
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| 1936 (1) | Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel
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Jules Audy William Peden
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Jerry Rodman Robert Thomas
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| 1936 (2) | Emile Diot Emile Ignat
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Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel
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Jerry Rodman Cecil Yates
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| 1937 (1) | Emile Diot Emile Ignat
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Alvaro Giorgetti Cor Wals
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Jules Audy William Peden
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| 1937 (2) | Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel
|
Emile Diot Emile Ignat
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Douglas Peden William Peden
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| 1938 (1) | Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel
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Douglas Peden William Peden
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Tino Reboli Gerard Debaets
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| 1938 (2) | Omer De Bruycker Alfred Letourneur
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Douglas Peden William Peden
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Tino Reboli Gerard Debaets
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| 1938 (3) | Gustav Kilian Heinz Vopel
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Douglas Peden William Peden
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Marcel Guimbretiere Gerard Debaets
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| 1939 (1) | Gustav Kilian Robert Thomas
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Heinz Vopel Cecil Yates
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Douglas Peden William Peden
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| 1939 (2) | Douglas Peden William Peden
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Cecil Yates Jerry Rodman
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Jules Audy Henry O'Brien
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| 1940 | Cecil Yates William Peden
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Douglas Peden Archie Bollaert
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Charles Bergna Angelo De Bacco
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| 1941 | Not held | ||
| 1942 | Cecil Yates Douglas Peden
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Charles Bergna Angelo De Bacco
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Charly Yaccino William Peden
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| 1943-1945 | Not held | ||
| 1946 | Erwin Pesek Tino Reboli
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Michael Abt Rene Cyr
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Bill Jacoby Charly Yaccino
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| 1947 | Bill Anderson Stanley Bransgrove
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Bill Jacoby Alfred Letourneur
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Erwin Pesek Charly Yaccino
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| 1948 | Walter Diggelmann Hugo Koblet
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Roger De Corte André Maelbrancke
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Erwin Pesek Charly Yaccino
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| 1949-1956 | Not held | ||
| 1957 | Peter Post Harm Smits
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Erwin Pesek Ted Ernst
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 Mino De Rossi Jack Heid
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References
- ^ "6 jours de Chicago (États-Unis)". mémoire-du-cyclisme.net. Retrieved 5 March 2022.