It was supposed to be a great show, and expectations were not disappointed at the Kuipke Velodrome in Ghent, transformed into a real cauldron for the final stage of the 84th edition of the Six Days. A thrilling finale with the entire audience standing for the apotheosis of Fabio Van den Bossche and Lindsay De Vylder, the world champions of the madison, who in the final laps managed to turn the situation around and conquer victory by snatching it from the pair formed by Yoeri Havik and Jules Hesters.

The last day was marked by Elia Viviani's farewell, who specifically chose the Six Days of Ghent as his final race: impressive was the honor guard with which the other riders welcomed him on the track, and emotional was the speech with which the Italian sprinter said goodbye to the Ghent audience.

The last Madison saw Yoeri Havik and Jules Hesters start in the lead (323 points) ahead of Fabio Van den Bossche/Lindsay De Vylder (320 points), Jasper De Buyst/Elia Viviani (274 points) and Roger Kluge/Tim Torn Teutenberg (200 points), while one lap behind were Yanne Dorenbos/Vincent Hoppezak (222 points).

De Buyst and Viviani set the pace, gaining a lap in the initial phases, but their opponents quickly imitated them. Dorenbos and Hoppezak, in turn, made their move, recovering and returning to the same number of laps as the leading teams.

While the first 50 minutes focused on gaining laps, the last 50 laps were a true man-to-man challenge. Every 10 laps, sprints for point conquest became authentic battles, particularly with the Havik/Hesters and Van den Bossche/De Vylder teams putting on a show.

Havik and Hesters won the first sprint and managed to beat their direct opponents in the second, expanding their advantage. In the third sprint, Hesters was once again the fastest, increasing the gap to 19 points. To try to turn the situation around, Van den Bossche and De Vylder were forced to launch an almost desperate attack just 15 laps from the end. It was a powerful and spectacular action to which Havik and Hesters had no strength to respond. Van den Bossche and De Vylder had to give their all, probably going beyond their limits, but four laps from the end, they managed to get back into the group and gain the lap that guaranteed them victory amid general jubilation.

In the end, second place went to Havik and Hesters, while De Buyst and Viviani took the third step of the podium.

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Van den Bossche/De Vylder 340 punti
2. Havik/Hesters 361 punti a 1 giro
3. De Buyst/Viviani 300 punti a 1 giro
4. Dorenbos/Hoppezak 222 punti a 1 giro
5. Kluge/Teutenberg 218 punti a 2 giri