World champions headline Gent Six Day with Lotte Kopecky back in action

Robbe Ghys and Lindsay De Vylder are the defending Gent Six Day champions
Robbe Ghys and Lindsay De Vylder are the defending Gent Six Day champions (Image credit: Getty Images)

The legendary Gent Six Day track event starts on Tuesday, November 14, with defending title holders Lindsay De Vylder and Robbe Ghys looking to go back-to-back against Madison World Champions, Yoeri Havik and Jan-Willem van Schip.

Belgian superstar Lotte Kopecky will also be in action during the women’s competition at the weekend.

James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.