Dramatic change in the lead: Tension before the final of the Bremen Sixdays

The 59th Antenne Schlager Sixdays Bremen offer top-class track cycling and are heading for a dramatic finale. After three intense days of racing, there has been a change at the top of the standings: Moritz Augenstein and Roger Kluge from Team swb have taken the lead with an outstanding tactical performance. But their lead is wafer-thin - just four points separate them from their closest rivals Matias Malmberg and Nils Politt (Team Hermes Systeme). The Italian duo Simone Consonni and Michele Scartezzini (Team Stark Gebäudereinigung), who led the race until the third day, also remain within striking distance in third place and still have a realistic chance of overall victory. "Anything is still possible here," said Sixdays sports director Erik Weispfennig, aptly summarising the highly explosive situation. Augenstein and Kluge laid the foundation for their lead with tactical superiority and perfect timing in the decisive moments of the race. A determined double in the big chase gave the duo the decisive advantage to oust the Italians, who had been leading up to that point, from the top spot.

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Track record attempt as a special highlight

A special highlight awaits spectators on the final day of the Sixdays Bremen: Elmar Abma (Team Antenne Schlager) will join Roy Eefting in an attack on the track record in the 500-metre time trial. The two riders have held this record together since 13 January 2025 and now want to improve it once again. For Abma, this record attempt will be a fitting end to his participation in this year's Six Days, as he will have to finish the main race early on the final day. The reason for this is the track cycling regulations: The neutralisation of his team-mate Marvin Peters lasts longer than 24 hours, which no longer allows Abma to continue the competition. Nevertheless, the record attempt promises to be a sporting highlight, which will not only be an exciting highlight for the two athletes themselves, but also for the audience in the ÖVB Arena.

Brauße and Kasper dominate women's competition

The women's elite competition, which traditionally starts on Sunday, is led by two top German riders. Last year's winner and Six Days ambassador Franziska Brauße and her team-mate Romy Kasper are at the top of the rankings. Brauße is one of the most high-profile track cyclists in Germany and can look back on an impressive track record: she won Olympic gold in the team pursuit in 2021, was world champion in the single and team pursuit and has won the European title several times. Together with Kasper, she forms a powerful duo that will also prove their class on the 166.66 metre long wooden track in Bremen. However, the chasing pack is close together, meaning that four teams with realistic podium ambitions will be competing on the final day. The decision in the women's competition therefore promises to be just as exciting as the battle for overall victory in the men's competition.