The opening night of the Gent Six Day saw the return of a local cycling hero, remembrance for a fallen one and the beginning of the Six Day season proper with one of the most tradtional events on the calendar pulling a suitably large crowd in the Belgian city. The event began with a moment’s silence for Dimitri De Faux – the Belgian rider took his own life earlier this month following a long battle with depression. His illness began with the death of Isaac Galvez three years ago in the Kuipke, so …

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Gent Six Day wrap: De Faux honoured, Danes on top