6 Jours de France 2023 – Prelimnary Results

6 Jours de France 2023, the French 6 Day Race was this year dedicated to founder Gerard Cain on its 20th anniversary.

The women’s 6 day was won by Françoise Benet (FRA) with 644.82 km in her first event over 24 hours. Françoise battled with women’s early leader Amy Mower (USA) to take the victory on the last day. Amy finished with 632,550 km. Edith Doyen (FRA) who won the 2022 TransEspaña, took third spot also in her first 6 day race averaging 101 km a day to finish with 611,131 km.

Bob Hearn (USA) 758,366 km, led from the early stages to take the win after a run of 6 day events experiencing various issues that prevented him from performing at the standards he wished. Bob posted some notes on his facebook page which is linked  to below.

Richard McChesney (NZL) was first walker, second overall and fourth all-time best 6-day walking total with 711,299 km. Womens 6 day winner in the walking category was Claudie Bizard (FRA) with 605,171 km.

Tiziano Marchesi (ITA) broke 400km finishing with 407,218 km in the men’s 48 hour.

Full results at the link below.

 

Pos	Name	Ctry	Km
Women	6 Day
1	Françoise Benet	FRA	644,820
2	Amy Mower	USA	632,550
3	Edith Doyen	FRA	611,131
Men	6 Day
1	Bob Hearn	USA	758,366
2	Franck Joubert	FRA	655,211
3	Christian Perchoc	FRA	632,550
Women	6 Day Walkers
1	Claudie Bizard	FRA	605,171
2	Sabrina Freyburger	FRA	533,901
3	Sylvie Biraud	FRA	343,846
Men	6 Day Walkers
1	Richard McChesney	NZL	711,299
2	Dominique Delange	FRA	650,192
3	Fabrizio Pavone	ITA	646,544
Women	48 Hours
1	Maria Ilaria Fossati	ITA	233,545
2	Sylvie Vivard	FRA	202,457
3	Michelle White	GBR	113,064
Men	48 Hours
1	Tiziano Marchesi	ITA	407,218
2	Javier Bernabeu Molina	ESP	289,235
3	Alain Malfondet	FRA	255,406
Women	24 Hours
1	Anne-Catherine Mercier Pechinot	FRA	171,587
2	Angélique Delafaite	FRA	145,958
3	Julie Regnier	FRA	124,520
Men	24 Hours
1	Ray Qi	FRA	202,942
2	Pierre Aubery	FRA	181,444
3	Jean-Claude Grimaud	FRA	168,872

Links

Full results on the race website: 6 Jours de France
Bob Hearns Facebook page

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