Niki Terpstra and Iljo Keisse won the Rotterdam Six-Day after a four-way battle yesterday evening. Instead of trying their luck in the sprints of the final Madison, they took the reins and a lap to ensure a repeat win.

“We were behind on points the past days and no matter what we tried, we didn’t get any closer,” Terpstra said. “We decided to try and take the win with a late attack and fortunately it worked.”

Their rival teams finished one lap back. Kenny De Ketele and Jasper De Buyst placed second, Michael Mørkøv and Alex Rasmussen third and Jens Mouris and Wim Stroetinga fourth.

Terpstra and Keisse took the early initiative in the final Madison by taking lap after lap only to see their rivals follow. They delivered the decisive punch in the last twenty laps. It was just too much for their fatigued rivals.

“The fans in the Ahoy Arena helped too,” Terpstra added. “They were fantastic.”

Marvulli leaves on high
Tristan Marguet and Franco Marvulli won the first Madison of the evening. The field was able to stay on the same lap but the Swiss duo finished it off with a strong sprint. It was an emotional moment for the 35-year-old with 33 six-days who is retiring this season. He went on

to help Marguet win his fifth of six flying time trials.

Final Overall standings:

1 Niki Terpstra/Iljo Keisse 357

1 lap down

2 Kenny De Ketele/Jasper De Buyst 375

3 Michael Mørkøv/Alex Rasmussen 362

4 Jens Mouris/Wim Stroetinga 205

7 laps down

5 Barry Markus/Leif Lampater 155

13 laps down

6 Yoeri Havik/Nick Stöpler 174

14 laps down

7 Robert Bartko/Marcel Kalz 134

19 laps down

8 Franco Marvulli/Tristan Marguet 180

9 Vivien Brisse/Marc Hester 112

24 laps down

10 Michel Kreder/Wesley Kreder 52

11 Guy East/Daniel Holloway 34

26 laps down

12 Melvin Boskamp/Jesper Asselman 42

28 laps down

13 Theo Bos/Graeme Brown 90

30 laps down

14 Arno van der Zwet/Nolan Hoffman 68

31 laps down

15 Didier Caspers/Melvin van Zijl 20