Track Cycling – Sixdays Weekend in Berlin 2026 [DAY 2]

January 31, 2026

Sixdays Weekend in Berlin 2026 🇩🇪 – DAY 2 – Berlin Velodrome, Germany

Six-day racing is one of the oldest and wildest traditions in cycling. SIXDAYS takes this legendary format and cranks it up for today’s audiences. World champions, Olympic medalists, and young/rising track cycling stars meet on the track and race their hearts out over multiple evenings. But unlike road races where you compete once and call it a day, these riders compete in up to eight track cycling disciplines per night – sprints, Madison races, elimination battles, and more – with only short breaks between events. It’s a test of speed, tactics, recovery, and sheer grit.

Hoppezak/Havik win the Madison | Kluge/Augenstein withdraw due to illness
8,500 spectators packed the Velodrome on day 2 of the Sixdays Weekend | A total of 15,000 spectators over both days created a fantastic atmosphere
Max Levy takes first place in the sprint on his comeback – Alessa-Catriona Pröpster wins the women’s race
The Dutch duo Vincent Hoppezak and Yoeri Havik were the dominant winners of the Sixdays Weekend. Roger Kluge and his partner Moritz Augenstein had to withdraw from the Madison due to illness. Without these competitors, Hoppezak/Havik were unstoppable. Three years after his tearful farewell to active racing, Max Levy won the sprint competition at the 113th Berlin Sixday Race. The junior national coach prevailed against the young Luca Nissel and Sixdays legend Robert Förstemann. In the women’s race, Alessa-Catriona Pröpster rode a commanding race to take the gold.
Conclusion
Valts Miltovics, Managing Director of the Sixdays Weekend, drew a thoroughly positive conclusion from this year’s event: “On Saturday, the Berlin Velodrome was sold out with 8,500 spectators in the stands and on the track. With a total of 15,000 visitors, we surpassed last year’s excellent result. With this strong momentum, we will launch the international Sixdays Weekend series with strong partners in Abu Dhabi in October, with potential further stops in Malaysia and Hong Kong. And with the Sixdays Youth in Frankfurt/Oder, we aim to give track cycling a significant boost in the near future. We are on a growth trajectory, and the 113th Berlin Sixday Race has shown that the public is ready and fully embraces the format.”
Madison
The two Dutch riders, Vincent Hoppezak and Yoeri Havik, convincingly won the 113th Berlin Sixday Race. In the absence of Roger Kluge and Moritz Augenstein, who were unable to start due to illness, Hoppezak/Havik left the rest of the field no chance. With a two-lap lead, they relegated Andres Fynbo/Oskar Winkler from Denmark to second place. Four laps behind the leading duo, the German pair Moritz Malcharek and Nikolas Zippan secured the bronze medal to thunderous applause.
Sprinters
Three years after his retirement from the Berlin track, Six Days legend Max Levy celebrated his comeback at the Berlin Six Day Race and showed the competition that he’s still got it. With a total of 105 points, the junior national coach won decisively ahead of second-placed Luca Nissel (87 points) and Robert Förstemann (78 points).
Among the sprinters, Alessa-Catriona Pröpster left the competition no chance on the second day either. On Saturday evening, she further extended her lead, which she had already established the previous day, with a total of 102 points. Georgette Viorica Rand from Great Britain finished in second place with 83 points, four points ahead of third-placed Lara-Sophie Jäger.
Farewell to the Track
Four professional track cyclists were given a send-off at the Berlin Velodrome: Berlin’s Moritz Malcharek, Matteo Donega (ITA), Anders Fynbo (DEN), and Roy Efting-Bloem (NED). The crowd rose to their feet, giving the long-time participants of the Berlin Six-Day Race a thunderous round of applause and a fitting end to their careers. As always at the Berlin Six-Day Race, there was plenty of music, drinks, food, and entertainment alongside the racing.

Program :
Saturday, January 31, 2026
6:40 p.m.
Points race (men’s endurance)
6:58 p.m.
Bundeswehr Sprint Cup – Keirin (women’s sprint)
7:06 p.m.
Derny (men’s endurance)
7:29 p.m.
Starting signal – opening ceremony, Jens Voigt, Christian Knees
7:44 p.m.
Madison / small pursuit (men’s endurance)
8:12 p.m.
Tandem presentation – Robert Förstemann / Marc Lembeck
8:12 p.m.
Bundeswehr Sprint Cup – 250-meter time trial (women’s sprint)
8:35 p.m.
Wolfram Champions Cup – 250-meter time trial (men’s sprint)
8:53 p.m.
CineMotion “Hot Seat” – 500-meter time trial (men’s endurance)
9:24 p.m.
Wolfram Champions Cup – Keirin (men’s sprint)
9:32 p.m.
Derny (men’s endurance)
9:55 p.m.
Sixdays DJ Break
10:20 p.m.
Bundeswehr Sprint Cup (women’s sprint)
10:33 p.m.
NextLevel4Tel presents team elimination race (men’s endurance)
10:51 p.m.
Wolfram Champions Cup – Sprint Final (men’s sprint)
11:05 p.m.
Madison / grand pursuit (men’s endurance)
11:45 p.m.
Overall award ceremony