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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, 25 October 2016 EUROSPORT SECURES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FOR INAUGURAL SIX DAY CYCLING SERIES BEGINS WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER AT 9:30AM AEDT A new series of world-class track cycling events, the Six Day Series, is coming to Eurosport, the Home of Cycling, for its inaugural 2016/17 season. The Six Day Series will feature some of the world’s best professional riders, including Australian team Cameron Meyer and Callum Scotson, Brits Mark Cavendish and Sir Bradley Wiggins, Kenny de Ketele and Moreno de Pauw from Belgium, along with French duo Morgan Kneisky and Benjamin Thomas in a new innovative format, all set within a unique party like atmosphere with great music and entertainment forming the backdrop to the drama on the track. The first event will take place in London at the Lee Valley VeloPark and will be broadcast in Australia Wednesday 26 October at 9:30am (AEDT). Other events in the series include Amsterdam (December), Berlin (January) and Copenhagen (January), with a final night taking place in Palma, Mallorca in March. Held over six consecutive days, the Six Day Series sees teams of two riders compete in multiple races across a variety of sprint and endurance disciplines in a bid to be crowned champions. The cornerstone of the event is the Madison race where the riders sling each other in and out of the action, creating compelling and highly tactical racing. Alongside the elite men, there is an elite women’s omnium competition set to run across the series with men and women riders battling it out to qualify for a one-off, one night spectacular final in Mallorca in March 2017.
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