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Six Days of Atlantic City

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Date
  
July

Editions
  
2

Discipline
  
Track cycling

First edition
  
1909

Final edition
  
1932

Type
  
Six-day racing

First winner
  
Paddy Hehir Eddy Root

Region
  
Atlantic City

Edition
  
2

Final winner
  
William Peden Franco Giorgetti

The Six Days of Atlantic City was a six-day cycling event, held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Two editions of the event were held; the first in 1909 and the second in 1932, won by track stars William Peden and Franco Giorgetti.

1932

1. William "Torchy" Peden (Can) - Franco Giorgeti (Ita) 1208 points 2. Reginald McNamara (Aus) - Xavier Van Slembroeck (Usa) 592 à 2 tours 3. Alfred Crossley (Usa) - Louis Cohen (Usa) 537 4. Laurent Gadou (Can) - Harry Horan (Usa) 757 à 3 tours 5. Willy Grimm (Usa) - Henri Lepage (Can) 653 6. Robert Walthour junior (Usa) - Norman Hill (Usa) 540 7. Dave Lands (Usa) - Anthony Beckman (Usa) 550 à 5 tours

References

Six Days of Atlantic City Wikipedia
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